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
While Mean Girls is technically a comedy, its depiction of girl-on-girl cattiness stings incredibly true.
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Michelle Kung, EW.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Michelle Kung, EW.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cattiness
Noun
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Chocolate’s distinctive taste begins with cocoa beans, harvested from trees and fermented right on the cocoa farm to develop their aroma and reduce bitterness.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
18 Oct. 2025
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For the signature bitterness, instead of the classic Campari, Taylor used the deeper Averna—where Campari’s orange bitterness is bright and juicy, Averna’s orange bitterness is a lower hum, like a flourless chocolate cake.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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These materials can help Ellis prove that Alvarado acted with actual malice.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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In addition to stealing students’ data, the worm had also altered some records, perhaps for no better reason than simple malice.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Naroditsky’s untimely death has shined a spotlight on the dark underbelly of the game that fellow pros say brought undue hostility upon the chess star in his final months.—
Corey Williams,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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Presidents have wide latitude to deploy the Guard, and protection of federal property is an obvious justification in this season of violent hostility to ICE.—
Newsweek Contributors,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Spiders have venom to subdue prey, but the majority have fangs that are too tiny to puncture human skin.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
11 Oct. 2025
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Luckily the snake did not inject any venom.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The regulator emphasized the severity of the breach, noting that trust is fundamental to the relationship between broadcasters and their audiences, particularly for public service broadcasters like the BBC.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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Despite the apparent severity of the injury, Rush is still scheduled to compete in a match in Mexico tonight, October 16.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The former screen siren was fined nearly $25,000 in 2008 after being convicted of provoking discrimination and racial hatred for writing that Muslims are destroying her country.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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Looking at me with pure hatred.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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What has changed in recent years, Pettman argues, is the ease—and cruelty—with which people can enter and exit one another’s lives.—
Anna Holmes,
The Atlantic,
20 Oct. 2025
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Both characters struggle with the weight of their guilt, but where Cole has fallen deeper into cruelty, Grasso takes the first step on a path to redemption.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
20 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Cattiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cattiness. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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