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feline

noun

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a small domestic animal known for catching mice the commercial claims that the product will please the palate of even the most finicky feline Synonyms cat, house cat, kitty, moggy (also moggie) [British], puss, pussy, pussycatRelated Words mouser; kit, kitten; alley cat, tabby; gib, tomcat

feline

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of feline

moving easily the thief was eerily feline as he moved stealthily through the darkened rooms Synonyms agile, featly, graceful, gracile, light, light-footed (also light-foot), lightsome, lissome (also lissom), lithe, lithesome, nimble, spryRelated Words acrobatic, flexible, limber, loose-jointed, pliable, pliant, supple; adroit, deft, dexterous (also dextrous), light-fingered; fleet-footed, sure-footed; athletic, balletic, coordinatedNear Antonyms uncoordinated; inflexible, rigid, stiff; bungling, inept, maladroitAntonyms awkward, clumsy, gawky, graceless, klutzy, lumbering, ungainly, ungraceful

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