I. adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A feline grin spread over his face.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He kept silent, a feline grin spreading across his face.
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I hear the thump of the cat flap as Cat O'Fun tumbles through it without the feline grace of his fellows.
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It is hard, at first, to make any sense out of the reports that exist in the feline literature.
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She heard the prebendary's cat from next door weeping in feline fright.
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She held her head proudly and, even before she moved, conveyed a feline quality of grace and languor.
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Since competitive cat shows began, there has been a third selection pressure operating on feline coat colours - that of purification.
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Yet we are always doing this, because we so like to enjoy contemplating the beauty of our feline companions.
II. noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A spitting, scratching, panic-stricken wild feline would have been the last kind of boat-companion they would have wanted.
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C., is one smart, scrappy feline .
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One of the greatest hazards for today's free-roaming feline is the use of rodent poisons.
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Our house feline has taught you two valuable lessons.