plural catties
: any of various units of weight of China and southeast Asia varying around 1⅓ pounds (about 600 grams)
also
: a standard Chinese unit equal to 1.1023 pounds (500 grams)
cattier; cattiest
1
: resembling a cat
2
: of or relating to a cat
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Adjective
a catty remark that served only to hurt their feelings
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Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 17 Feb. 2026
In The Corner That Held Them, rarely does desire raise its head as the nuns busy themselves with dishonest bishops, honest con men, collapsing spires, inconclusive visions, ecclesiastical intrigues, catty infighting, attempts at levitation, and the plague.
—Air Mail, 14 Feb. 2026
Their relationship, at least the one that comes through their extensive correspondence in the files released by the Justice Department, was chatty and catty, at times warm and affectionate, at other moments transactional.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 10 Feb. 2026
In the 2002 comedy, McAdams plays a catty teen who's turned into, yep, Saturday Night Live alum Schneider, via a curse.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
Long gone are the days of catty rivalries between Tonya and Nancy, Michelle and Tara.
—Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 17 Feb. 2026
In The Corner That Held Them, rarely does desire raise its head as the nuns busy themselves with dishonest bishops, honest con men, collapsing spires, inconclusive visions, ecclesiastical intrigues, catty infighting, attempts at levitation, and the plague.
—Air Mail, 14 Feb. 2026
Their relationship, at least the one that comes through their extensive correspondence in the files released by the Justice Department, was chatty and catty, at times warm and affectionate, at other moments transactional.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 10 Feb. 2026
In the 2002 comedy, McAdams plays a catty teen who's turned into, yep, Saturday Night Live alum Schneider, via a curse.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Catty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catty. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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