Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cattish

/ˈkætɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cat-tish
IPA: /ˈkætɪʃ/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

catlike; in the manner of a cat

adj

adj

sly and spiteful; marked by malice

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *kattuz Proto-West Germanic *kattu Old English catt Middle English cat English cat Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English cattish From cat + -ish.

Inflected Forms

more cattish (comparative) most cattish (superlative)

Derived Forms

cattishly cattishness

Synonyms

catty bitchy

Questions

How do you pronounce cattish?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkætɪʃ/.
What does cattish mean?: catlike; in the manner of a cat
Where does cattish come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *kattuz Proto-West Germanic *kattu Old English catt Middle English cat English cat Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English cattish From cat + -ish.

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