Definition of CATTY

catty

Plural: catties, cattys

Noun

  • any of various units of weight used in southeastern Asia (especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams)
  • A (unit of) weight used in China which is metricated in Mainland China as exactly 0.5 kg, and approximately 0.6 kg for other places.
  • A catapult.

Adjective Satellite

  • marked by or arising from malice
    • "a catty remark"

Adj

  • With subtle hostility in an effort to hurt, annoy, or upset, particularly among women.
  • Resembling or characteristic of a cat.

Adjective

  • Spiteful, malicious, or subtly cruel in behavior.

Examples

  • a catty smell
  • She made a catty move, blocking his potential triple word score with a low-value word.

Origin / Etymology

From cat + -y. Compare Dutch kattig (“catty”); in sense “hostility”, see catfight.

Scrabble Score: 10

catty: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
catty: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
catty: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

catty: valid Words With Friends Word