catlike

See also: cat-like

English

Etymology

cat +‎ -like

Adjective

catlike (comparative more catlike, superlative most catlike)

1. resembling a cat; feline
2. nimble, quick, graceful
3. slow, deliberate, quiet and stealthy

Synonyms

• (resembling a cat): catty, feline
• (nimble and quick): agile, light-footed
• (quiet and stealthy): slinky, sneaky; see also Thesaurus:covert

Translations

resembling a cat

• Catalan: felí
• Finnish: kissamainen (fi)
• French: félin (fr)
• German: katzenhaft

• Ido: katala (io)
• Irish: catúil
• Italian: felino (it), gattesco
• Swedish: kattlik, kattaktig
• Welsh: fel cath, cathaidd (cy)