— felinely , adv. — felineness, felinity /fi lin"i tee/ , n.
/fee"luyn/ , adj.
1. belonging or pertaining to the cat family, Felidae.
2. catlike; characteristic of animals of the cat family: a feline tread.
3. sly, stealthy, or treacherous.
n.
4. an animal of the cat family.
[ 1675-85; fel ( es ) (see FELIS) + -INE 1 ; cf. LL felineus of a wild cat ]