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catlike

adj
/ˈkætlaɪk/US

Etymology

From cat + -like.

  1. derived from catta
  2. derived from cattus
  3. inherited from *kattuz✻
  4. inherited from *kattu✻
  5. inherited from catt
  6. inherited from cat
  7. suffixed as catlike — “cat + like”

Definitions

  1. Resembling a cat

    Resembling a cat; feline.

  2. Nimble, quick, graceful.

  3. Slow, deliberate, quiet and stealthy.

    • With cat-like tread, Upon our prey we steal; In silence dread, Our cautious way we feel.

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Derived

catlikeness, noncatlike, uncatlike

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA