"catlike" meaning in English

See catlike in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-catlike.wav Forms: more catlike [comparative], most catlike [superlative]
Etymology: From 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), koci [masculine] (Polish), котообразный (kotoobraznyj) [masculine] (Russian), gatuno (Spanish), kattlik (Swedish), kattaktig (Swedish), fel cath (Welsh), cathaidd (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-catlike-en-adj-Gon~MnT9 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-xxiOh6uz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -like, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 80 13 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -like: 3 77 20 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 84 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 82 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 91 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 10 74 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 10 74 15 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 2 88 10 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 7 83 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 2 92 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 10 74 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 2 91 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 9 74 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 2 91 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 1 92 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 10 74 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 2 88 10 Disambiguation of 'nimble and quick': 1 97 3
  3. Slow, deliberate, quiet and stealthy. Synonyms (quiet and stealthy): slinky
    Sense id: en-catlike-en-adj-aWJdPET3 Disambiguation of 'quiet and stealthy': 0 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sneaky, covert, catly Derived forms: catlikeness, uncatlike

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "resembling a cat",
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      "sense": "resembling a cat",
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