HyperDic: catty

English > 2 senses of the word catty:
ADJECTIVEallcatty, bitchy, cattishmarked by or arising from malice
NOUNquantitycatty, cattieany of various units of weight used in southeastern Asia (especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams)
catty > pronunciation
Soundskae'tiy
Rhymesability ... zloty: 638 rhymes with tiy...
English > catty: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaningmarked by or arising from malice.
Example"a catty remark"
Synonymsbitchy, cattish
BroadermaliciousHaving the nature of or resulting from malice
Spanishmalicioso, malintencionado, malvado
Catalanmaliciós, malintencionat, malvat
Nounscata spiteful woman gossip
cattinessmalevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty
English > catty: 2 senses > noun 1, quantity
MeaningAny of various units of weight used in southeastern Asia (especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams).
Synonymcattie
RegionChina, People's Republic of China, mainland China, Communist China, Red China, PRC, CathayA communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia
Broaderweight unit, weightA unit used to measure weight

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