plural catties
: any of various units of weight of China and southeast Asia varying around 1¹/₃ 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
Examples of catty in a Sentence
Adjective
a catty remark that served only to hurt their feelings
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Pete Fairbanks, the team’s long-time closer, waxed sentimentally Wednesday night about the loss of a friend in the locker catty cornered to Littell’s.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 31 July 2025
Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
And the action unfolds at an inn, catty corner to the British Museum.
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Noun
My neighbors on one side, a three-generation family, had owned their house since the eighties; another neighbor, catty-corner, had moved back into his childhood home.
—Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Pete Fairbanks, the team’s long-time closer, waxed sentimentally Wednesday night about the loss of a friend in the locker catty cornered to Littell’s.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 31 July 2025
Adjective
Those unfamiliar with Miss USA — and pageantry in general — may expect that the competition is catty, with contestants vying for the sash and sparkling title.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
And the action unfolds at an inn, catty corner to the British Museum.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Catty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catty. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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