catty C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈkæti/ See IPA manual Freq #30665 Meanings 1 adj marked by or arising from malice A catty remark. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · marked by or arising from... bitchycattish More felinespiteful Word family Forms cattiercattiest Derived forms cattilycattinessuncatty Related forms catfight Etymology From Malay kati, from Tamil கட்டி (kaṭṭi). kati ms கட்டி ta View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # catty **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈkæti/ **Frequency rank:** 30665 ## Meanings 1. marked by or arising from malice ## Examples - A catty remark. ## Synonyms - bitchy - cattish - feline - spiteful ## Derived Forms - cattily - cattiness - uncatty ## Related Forms - catfight ## Roots and Affixes - Root: kati - Root: கட்டி ## Etymology From Malay kati, from Tamil கட்டி (kaṭṭi). ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown