Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The name given by foreigners to the Chinese kin or pound.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An East Indian Weight of 11/3 pounds.
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- noun A (unit of)
weight used inChina , generally standardized as half a kilogram. - adjective informal, of a person or remark With subtle hostility in an effort to hurt, annoy, or upset.
- adjective informal Resembling or characteristic of a cat.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective marked by or arising from malice
- noun any of various units of weight used in southeastern Asia (especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams)
Etymologies
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Examples
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The girls in this school, I thought, gave the word catty a new meaning.
Melody V.C. Andrews 1996
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The girls in this school, I thought, gave the word catty a new meaning.
Melody V.C. Andrews 1996
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The girls in this school, I thought, gave the word catty a new meaning.
Melody V.C. Andrews 1996
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The girls in this school, I thought, gave the word catty a new meaning.
Melody V.C. Andrews 1996
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Ros-Lehtinen, who attended a White House function Monday, used the word catty in reference to late-night tweet.
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"But it's just as well to tell Marie, so that in case Idina should do something -- one of those things women call 'catty' -- she'd be prepared."
The Guests Of Hercules M. Leone Bracker 1901
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They criticize aspects of the scientists 'behavior, which they basically call catty and unprofessional, but the science is sound.
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Best known as the catty assistant in The Devil Wears Prada, Blunt's other royal roles include Princess Isolda andand Catherine Howard in the TV dramas Boudica and Henry VIII.
BBC News - Home 2010
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In the ad the announcer refers to Frank as "catty," Boxer as "arrogant," and Pelosi as "in charge."
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reesetee commented on the word catty
In China and southeast Asia, a weight equal to about 1 1/2 pounds (680 grams) avoirdupois.
March 28, 2007