catly
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From cat + -ly. Compare catlike.
Adjective
[edit]catly (comparative more catly, superlative most catly)
- Of or pertaining to cats; feline.
- 2003, Lilian Jackson Braun, The Cat Who Went Up the Creek:
- 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.
- 2004, Anne Hart, Problem-Solving and Cat Tales for the Holidays:
- 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.
- 2004, Lilian Jackson Braun, The Cat Who Talked Turkey:
- In the last few weeks he had appended his column [sic] with a few words of catly wisdom from Cool Koko's Almanac.