plural catties
: any of various units of weight of China and southeast Asia varying around 1¹/₃ pounds (about 600 grams)
also
: a standard Chinese unit equal to 1.1023 pounds (500 grams)
cattier; cattiest
1
: resembling a cat
2
: of or relating to a cat
Examples of catty in a Sentence
Adjective
a catty remark that served only to hurt their feelings
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Dan Heching, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025
Set in 1930s London, the fictional drama follows the prickly bond between Jimmy and theater actress Nina Land (Gemma Arterton), a constant target of his catty takedowns.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2024
Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 10 June 2025
The resulting timeline—a chaotic, catty, incendiary voyage into the grievances of the world’s richest man with the president of the United States—should be enshrined as a historical artifact, a front-row seat to the apparent end of an extraordinarily consequential partnership.
—Brian Barrett, Wired News, 5 June 2025
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Noun
Later, some vague barbs of catty competitiveness come out when the trio trade the stats and findings from their respective tests.
—Dan Heching, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025
Set in 1930s London, the fictional drama follows the prickly bond between Jimmy and theater actress Nina Land (Gemma Arterton), a constant target of his catty takedowns.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2024
Adjective
As Sam makes his way to Bushwick, in the hopes of resurrecting his dormant stage persona, Romero acclimatizes us to the catty, interpersonal backstage drama of the cabaret’s moving parts, endearing us to each character in the process.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 10 June 2025
The resulting timeline—a chaotic, catty, incendiary voyage into the grievances of the world’s richest man with the president of the United States—should be enshrined as a historical artifact, a front-row seat to the apparent end of an extraordinarily consequential partnership.
—Brian Barrett, Wired News, 5 June 2025
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“Catty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catty. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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