1
as in bitterness
biting sharpness of feeling or expression
the cattiness of the commentary for the televised awards was neither nice nor necessary
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2
as in malice
the desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm
there's no reason for saying such hurtful things except sheer cattiness
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Recent Examples of cattiness
The twist is that Escola encourages the kind of desperate cattiness that the onstage Mary Todd Lincoln herself embodies.
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Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
While Mean Girls is technically a comedy, its depiction of girl-on-girl cattiness stings incredibly true.
—Michelle Kung, EW.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
While Mean Girls is technically a comedy, its depiction of girl-on-girl cattiness stings incredibly true.
—Michelle Kung, EW.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cattiness
Noun
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Add the lime juice just before serving to preserve brightness and prevent bitterness.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
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How did someone emerge from such darkness without becoming consumed by bitterness?—
Norman B. Gildin,
Sun Sentinel,
9 June 2026
Noun
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Jurors found that Grossman and Erickson both acted with conscious disregard for the boys' safety and malice, thereby awarding punitive damages in the wrongful death lawsuit.—
Julie Sharp,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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Jurors decided that Grossman acted with malice and oppression and Erickson acted with malice, oppression, or fraud, kicking off the punitive phase of the trial.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
Noun
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This one would stop hostilities between the countries and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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An immediate halt in hostilities across the region, including the strike between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, is also part of the pact.—
Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
15 June 2026
Noun
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Mark the edge of the swelling on the bite and make note of the time — the spread from the original mark can indicate how fast the venom is spreading.—
Sophie Lindberg,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2026
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The source of the venom was twofold.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
9 June 2026
Noun
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But now, he will be sidelined as the Royals look to determine the severity of the injury.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2026
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The bear was approximately 17 months old, and in the 70-pound range, Collins said, explaining the severity of the situation.—
Jazmin Alvarado,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
Noun
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These reports have significantly contributed to increasing hatred towards Islam.—
Beth Bailey,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
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Everyone has to know that hatred is unacceptable and has no place in our society.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
7 June 2026
Noun
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Most importantly, Kaiser went on national radio and warned that democracy itself could not survive if America returned to the greed, monopoly and economic cruelty that had scarred the industrial age.—
Tom Debley,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
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O'Neill was charged with 19 misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty, two dog housing violations and one misdemeanor for violating bail conditions from his previous charges, according to DPH.—
Marcella Baietto,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Cattiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cattiness. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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