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   Cat·ty

   /ˈkadē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. deliberately hurtful in one's remarks; spiteful: "catty comments"
   • 2. relating to cats; catlike: "catty eyes"

   Derivatives

   • 1. cattily adverb
   • 2. cattiness noun

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   What does catty mean?

   • (Definition of catty from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) （尤指言詞）尖刻的，刻薄的，惡毒的… （尤指言词）尖刻的，刻薄的，恶毒的… malicioso… maldoso… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! CATTY definition: intending to hurt someone by saying unkind things: . Learn more.

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   What is a catty in Chinese?

   • The catty or kati, symbol 斤, is a traditional Chinese unit of mass used across East and Southeast Asia, notably for weighing food and other groceries in some wet markets, street markets, and shops. Related units include the picul, equal to 100 catties, and the tael, which is 1⁄16 of a catty.

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   What is a catty girl?

   • When the intent to annoy, hurt, or upset is shown subtly, behavior is considered "catty". Catty has the power to travel back and forth through time ("chronokinesis"). The only amusement comes in the catty remarks occasionally exchanged by the girls. She went through a phase of being such a catty girl.

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   What is a catty gossip?

   • a catty gossip. , plural cat·ties. (in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to about 1½ pounds (680 grams) avoirdupois. informal. “Catty, petty, and self-serving,” is how one of those way-right-of-center folk described Geithner to me. Catty quips about style choices are met with irrational exuberance over over-hyped new designs.

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   3 days ago · If you say that someone is being catty, you mean that they are being unpleasant and unkind.

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   noun. a unit of weight, used esp in E Asia, traditionally equal to about one and a half pounds but formalized as 0.5 kg in mainland China, 0.6 kg in Taiwan and Thailand, and about 0.605 kg in Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore (Mandarin) Chinese name:jin. Discover More. Derived Forms. ˈcattily, adverb. ˈcattiness, noun. Discover More.

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   If you say that someone is being catty, you mean that they are being unpleasant and unkind.

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   From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English catty cat‧ty / ˈkæti / adjective UNPLEASANT someone who is catty says unkind things about people — cattily adverb — cattiness noun [uncountable] Examples from the Corpus catty • The office of the chairman was noted for its catty animosities.