1590s, "cat-like," from cat (n.) + -ish. From 1883 as "catty." Related: Cattishly; cattishness.
catoptric
catoptromancy
catsuit
catsup
cattail
cattish
cattle
catty
catty-cornered
catwalk
Caucasian
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