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cattier

cattier is the comparative form of catty.

Meaning of catty

Adjective

catty (comparative cattier, superlative cattiest)

  1. (informal, literally) Resembling or characteristic of a cat.
    • catty eyes
  2. (broadly, informal) With subtle hostility in an effort to hurt, annoy, or upset (particularly in interactions between women).
    • The fact is, Mr Carrados, Gertrude is a misfire. It was the surprise of her life (if I said "disappointment" you'd think me catty) when Mark married me, and she didn't set out to be pleasant to the interloper.1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries

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Questions about cattier

What is cattier the comparative form of?
Cattier is the comparative form of catty.

Words near cattier in the dictionary

  1. cattess
  2. cattesses
  3. Cattewater
  4. Catti
  5. cattie
  6. cattier
  7. cattierite
  8. catties
  9. cattiest
  10. Cattigara
  11. cattiite

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