"cattish" meaning in English

See cattish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈkætɪʃ/ Forms: more cattish [comparative], most cattish [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *kattuz Proto-West Germanic *kattu Old English catt Middle English cat English cat Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English cattish From cat + -ish. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|cat|-ish|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *kattuz Proto-West Germanic *kattu Old English catt Middle English cat English cat Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English cattish [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*kattu", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "catt", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "cat", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "cat", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "-ish", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "pertaining to", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "pertaining to", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-iskos", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-iskaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-isk", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-isċ", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-ish", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ish", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "cattish", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="cattish"> From cat + -ish. Head templates: {{en-adj}} cattish (comparative more cattish, superlative most cattish)
  1. catlike; in the manner of a cat Synonyms: catty Translations (catlike): котешки (koteški) (Bulgarian), katachtig (Dutch), katzenhaft (German)
    Sense id: en-cattish-en-adj-AFSS7BON Disambiguation of 'catlike': 75 0 25
  2. stealthy
    Sense id: en-cattish-en-adj-cVDpBLp4
  3. sly and spiteful; marked by malice Synonyms: catty Translations (sly and spiteful): хитър (hitǎr) (Bulgarian), лукав (lukav) (Bulgarian), злобен (zloben) (Bulgarian), kattig (Dutch), boshaft (German), falsch (German), gehässig (German)
    Sense id: en-cattish-en-adj-dYSRiL9L Categories (other): English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 22 0 78 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 22 0 78 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 5 78 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ish: 18 5 77 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 21 0 79 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 17 0 83 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 0 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 0 93 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 11 0 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 18 7 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 16 0 84 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 18 7 75 Disambiguation of 'sly and spiteful': 13 0 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cattishly, cattishness
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