cattishness

He had never seen her display cattishness, never known her to be on the lookout for other women on the chance of catching them tripping — ­ except in relation to him.

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Jandar Jard drawled, with what, in a woman, would have been cattishness.

Time Crime H. Beam Piper 1934

Jealousy of position, cattishness, envy of social standing -- these were as evident among the office-women as they are in a woman's club; and Una had to admit that woman's cruelty to woman often justified the prejudices of executives against the employment of women in business; that women were the worst foes of Woman.

The Job An American Novel Sinclair Lewis 1918

He had never seen her display cattishness, never known her to be on the lookout for other women on the chance of catching them tripping — ­ except in relation to him.

The Little Lady of the Big House, by Jack London 1916

And you've grown up a nice, sensible girl in spite of your aunts -- none of their cattishness -- not a hint of it.

Otherwise Phyllis Meredith Nicholson 1906

I remember the reason that I was vexed was because he believed a report that I had knocked up against a foreign potentate in Rotten Row for a bet, which was not only untrue but ridiculous, and I was getting a little impatient of the cattishness and credulity of the West-end of London.

Margot Asquith, an Autobiography - Two Volumes in One Margot Asquith 1904

"Shiela Cardross refused the Van Dieman son and heir -- if you think that might be an explanation of the cattishness."

The Firing Line 1899

He had never seen her display cattishness, never known her to be on the lookout for other women on the chance of catching them tripping -- except in relation to him.

The Little Lady of the Big House Jack London 1896

Becton would have liked to answer her according to her cattishness, with

A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 3 William Dean Howells 1878

Becton would have liked to answer her according to her cattishness, with

A Hazard of New Fortunes — Complete William Dean Howells 1878