how to pronounce catty

/ˈkætiː/

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catty is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of catty in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… just very catty so let's continue this …”

meanings of catty

adjective:

With subtle hostility in an effort to hurt, annoy, or upset, particularly among women.
Resembling or characteristic of a cat.

noun:

A (unit of) weight used in China, generally standardized as half a kilogram.
A catapult.

name:

The borough of Catasauqua in Pennsylvania.

catty frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word catty occurs in english on average 0.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.