I. noun
also kati ˈkad.ē, -atē, -i
( -es )
Etymology: Malay kati
: any of various units of weight used in China and southeast Asia varying around 1 1/3 pounds or 600 grams ; also : a Chinese unit according to a standard set up in 1929 equal to 1.1023 pounds or 500 grams
II. adjective
( usually -er/-est )
Etymology: cat (I) + -y
1. : having characteristics resembling those of a cat
writes of its problems with a catty aloofness charmingly disguised as sympathy — Lewis Mumford
as
a. : stealthy
a noiseless catty walk
b. : agile
three of the cattiest men who ever rode a log — S.H.Holbrook
c. : slyly spiteful
a catty remark
d. : given to malicious gossip
a catty woman
2. : of, relating to, or like a cat
a catty smell in the house