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Synonyms & Antonyms for catty
Synonyms: Adjective
bad [slang], bitchy, cruel, despiteful, hateful, malevolent, malicious, malign, malignant, mean, nasty, spiteful, vicious, virulent
Antonyms: Adjective
benevolent, benign, benignant, loving, unmalicious
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a catty remark that served its only purpose: to make someone cryRecent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Matt Minnicino’s adaptation takes a playful, even risque approach with the verse as a catty set of upper-crusters gossip and gripe in the South of France. — Nelson Pressley, Washington Post, "‘A Misanthrope’ brings Molière’s fabulous fakes into the 21st century," 5 June 2019 Worn with romantic earrings, a black choker, fishnet tights, and catty little ankle boots, Buoso’s ensemble was one of the show’s closing looks, a spritely offering among Moralioglu’s sweeping gowns and long floral trains. — Amanda Brooks, Vogue, "From Sketch to Dress: How Erdem Revived an Italian Principessa in Custom Fil Coupé," 26 Feb. 2019 What can come from that, unfortunately, is a catty girl-fight narrative completely fabricated by social media. — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, "Jenna Dewan Responded to People Who Say She Looks Just Like Jessie J," 15 Nov. 2018 There’s plenty of catty people in the fashion business. — Emma Elwick-bates, WSJ, "Grace Coddington Collaborates on a Pet-Inspired Capsule Collection for Louis Vuitton," 20 Aug. 2018 The storylines of Cavallari’s employees and their catty friends figure to take predictable paths as the season unfolds. — David Haugh, chicagotribune.com, "Jay Cutler, the King of Not Caring, still rules on 'Very Cavallari'," 9 July 2018 When Bourdain got really catty about two of his fellow TV food show hosts. — Andy Staples, SI.com, "Joe Moorhead’s Goal Isn’t Just to Win at Mississippi State. It’s to Win Championships.," 11 June 2018 Federer was catty in defeat, ripping Djokovic for the desperate shot as if the impulsivity was beneath him. — Chris Chase, For The Win, "Was Roger Federer's Wimbledon collapse the worst of his career? Ranking his five biggest losses.," 11 July 2018 All three shows are big on female bonding and friendship while blasting the myth that women are always catty and are way too busy sharpening their talons to give a sister a hand. — Karla Peterson, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Meet the heroines of this summer's Must-See #MeToo TV," 29 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'catty.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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