adj.
Function: adjective
Inflected Form: cat · ti · er ; -est
Date: 1886
1 : resembling a cat especially : slyly spiteful : MALICIOUS <made several catty comments>
2 : of or relating to a cat
– cat · ti · ly \ ' ka-t ə -l ē \ adverb
– cat · ti · ness \ ' ka-t ē -n ə s \ noun