cattily (Meaning)
cattily
resembling a cat, slyly spiteful, of or relating to a cat, mean in a sly way, any of various units of weight of China and southeast Asia varying around 1¹/₃ pounds (about 600 grams), a standard Chinese unit equal to 1.1023 pounds (500 grams)
Synonyms & Antonyms of cattily
Synonyms:
- acrimoniously
- unfeelingly
- vituperatively
- fiendishly
- enviously
- ruthlessly
- unkindly
- balefully
- deprecatingly
- rancorously
- vindictively
- jealously
- heartlessly
- inhumanely
- ungraciously
- soullessly
- felly
- pitilessly
- insensitively
- callously
- mercilessly
- cruelly
- ill
- obnoxiously
- invidiously
- antagonistically
Antonyms:
cattily Sentence Examples
- The gossip columnist cattily dissected every detail of the celebrity's private life.
- The rival politician's speech was riddled with cattily veiled insults.
- The teacher's feedback on the student's essay was cattily dismissive.
- The reviewer's critique was cattily acerbic, sparing no detail.
- The co-worker made a cattily snide remark about the new employee's appearance.
- The friend's comment on the group's decision was cattily manipulative, forcing a wedge between them.
- The actor's performance was met with cattily hissing boos from the audience.
- The cattily sarcastic invitation to the party made it clear that the guest was not truly welcome.
- The news article was cattily biased, skewing the facts to favor a particular agenda.
- The neighbor's cattily condescending remarks about the yard work were designed to belittle and shame.
FAQs About the word cattily
resembling a cat, slyly spiteful, of or relating to a cat, mean in a sly way, any of various units of weight of China and southeast Asia varying around 1¹/₃ pou
villainously, maliciously, despitefully, bitterly, hatefully, spitefully, caustically, meanly, contemptuously, hostilely
amiably, cordially, genially, benevolently, agreeably, benignantly, nicely,kindly, affably, pleasantly
The gossip columnist cattily dissected every detail of the celebrity's private life.
The rival politician's speech was riddled with cattily veiled insults.
The teacher's feedback on the student's essay was cattily dismissive.
The reviewer's critique was cattily acerbic, sparing no detail.
