Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

catly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cat-ly
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to cats; feline.

Example Sentences

"Automatically, he scanned the premises for catly mischief, just as Nick Bamba scanned a vacated guest room for missing lightbulbs and dripping hot water faucets."
"Patches rubbed his face on Roxbury's leg in a catly way. Patches stretched out and rolled over, and Whiskers tickled the kitten's neck, shoulders, and upper belly. “I'm their natural science teacher,” said Tiffany in a catly voice as she bent her knees to pet Patches without looking at him."
"In the last few weeks he had appended his column ^([sic]) with a few words of catly wisdom from Cool Koko's Almanac."

Etymology

From cat + -ly. Compare catlike.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: cat

Inflected Forms

more catly (comparative) most catly (superlative)

Questions

What does catly mean?: Of or pertaining to cats; feline.
Where does catly come from?: From cat + -ly. Compare catlike.

How to pronounce catly

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