"catlike" meaning in All languages combined

See catlike on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more catlike [comparative], most catlike [superlative]
Etymology: cat + -like Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cat|like}} cat + -like Head templates: {{en-adj}} catlike (comparative more catlike, superlative most catlike)
  1. resembling a cat; feline Synonyms (resembling a cat): catty, feline Translations (resembling a cat): felí (Catalan), kissamainen (Finnish), félin (French), katzenhaft (German), katala (Ido), catúil (Irish), felino (Italian), gattesco (Italian), gatuno (Spanish), kattlik (Swedish), kattaktig (Swedish), fel cath (Welsh), cathaidd (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-catlike-en-adj-z~j1DqID Disambiguation of 'resembling a cat': 100 0 0 Disambiguation of 'resembling a cat': 100 0 0
  2. nimble, quick, graceful Synonyms (nimble and quick): agile, light-footed
    Sense id: en-catlike-en-adj-UDH1BfSY Disambiguation of 'nimble and quick': 1 94 5
  3. slow, deliberate, quiet and stealthy Synonyms (quiet and stealthy): slinky
    Sense id: en-catlike-en-adj-KwTFsZ55 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -like Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 40 55 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -like: 4 38 59 Disambiguation of 'quiet and stealthy': 1 4 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sneaky, covert

Alternative forms

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