Other Words from catty

Adjective

cattily \ ˈka-tə-lē

\ adverb

cattiness \ ˈka-tē-nəs

\ noun

Examples of catty in a Sentence

Adjective a catty remark that served only to hurt their feelings

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun A few weeks later, in a building catty-corner from the Bonhomme Richard, some 77 naval officers, enlisted experts and civilians set up shop for the command investigation. — Megan Rose, ProPublica, 23 Sep. 2022 Unfortunately, Sambataro’s starstruck roommate couldn’t resist emailing friends about Affleck, and her catty missives found their way to the media. — BostonGlobe.com, 12 Aug. 2022 Is his big office rival a catty gay rich kid named Tyler? — San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2022 Their most powerful cudgel was Thompson’s catty barroom raconteur Buddy Cole, a trash-talking one-man pride revolution in an ascot. — New York Times, 24 May 2022 There were other catty comments and inexcusable violence that also contributed to the toxic nature of the night. — Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com, 8 Mar. 2022 At one market, one catty (around 1.3 lbs) of pea shoots was selling for HK$140 (US$18), double the usual rate. — Tripti Lahiri, Quartz, 9 Feb. 2022 As the film progresses, things went from catty to downright violent. — Veronica Wells, Essence, 5 Feb. 2022 But five of the 15 tracks feature the full band, including bassist Bruce Thomas, who’d pissed off Costello with his catty 1990 road life memoir The Big Wheel. — Al Shipley, SPIN, 30 Jan. 2022 Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective Sometimes the interpersonal dynamics between these characters expect the tropes about catty teenagers to do the heavy lifting, but Porter deftly calibrates these scenes as a launching pad to later critique how paternalism can masquerade as activism. — Robert Daniels, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2022 But while ear scratches and head pats may be off the table, there are still plenty of catty things players can do. — Alyse Stanley, Washington Post, 19 July 2022 On Facebook, people made catty comments about one another’s pools and fountains and lawn sprinklers and lush landscaping. — Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 29 June 2022 The question of whether or not the Globes should come back has caused in-fighting and bickering among the publicists, a group known for expert spin and taking catty swings against their opponents. — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 27 June 2022 This segment was your typical WWE Raw opener with one entrance after another as the promos got progressively catty. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 21 June 2022 In the age of the Gaslight Gatekeep Girl Boss, there are many negative beliefs surrounding women in the workplace: Women are too catty. — Essence, 19 June 2022 The views, as well as Vidal’s catty cocktail parties packed with visiting artists and entrenched nobility, were legendary. — Christopher Bollen, Town & Country, 8 June 2022 Indeed, humor is threaded through much of the evening, such as the catty gossip about McCarthy’s right-hand aide. — Bill Hirschman, Sun Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2022 See More

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