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catlike

catlike

1 3.1
Moving or acting like a cat
  • adjective
  • /ˈkætˌlaɪk/
translation icon : felino
  • A warrior has catlike reflexes.
  • catlike eyes
  • catlike face

Examples

  • One thing animals teach you is to accept things for what they are, and anyone can see that B. is simply being catlike.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • She had a catlike curiosity that made her explore every corner of the new house.

  • The fellow who looked out at me had a sort of catlike face, too.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • I wanna see those catlike moves.

    Fire Birds (1990)

  • Everyone made room for him when he walked slowly, with a catlike gait, to the middle of the room.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • The lines under his light hazel eyes made him look mirthful and catlike.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Corbett sits catlike, ready to pounce.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • His eyes, catlike only in their slant and intensity, were a mutable violet.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • Max moves fluidly down the stairs, her body English transformed into something feral and catlike.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Pete strode along beside me, chatting about the coming autumn, his long, catlike strides transforming the mundane sidewalk into a plaza for the gods.

    Fiction book (1995)

Synonyms

feline
vscatlike
3 1.9

Like a cat or relating to cats

focuses on resembling cat appearance, movement, or behavior

How Catlike

feline
3 1.9
catlike
1 3.1
humanlike
2 4.2

Surface Forms

catlike positive

Morphology

catlike = cat (transparent) = cat + like

The adjective is a clear, productive formation meaning 'similar to or characteristic of a cat', so learners who know 'cat' can infer the meaning.

Etymology

Catlike is made from cat and -like, where cat is the animal and -like means 'similar to'. So to be catlike is to move or act 'like' a cat, quiet, quick, and graceful.