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catlike

[kat-lahyk] / ˈkætˌlaɪk /
ADJECTIVE
like a cat
Synonyms


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She moved slowly, catlike, and seemed not too concerned.

From Slate Nov. 26, 2023

There’s all kinds of stuff that has tried to be a bit catlike in different ways—mongooses, things like that.

From Scientific American Oct. 4, 2023

He portrayed a cat policeman, he said in a 2016 interview for the Primary Stages Off-Broadway Oral History Project, and he particularly remembered delivering one line, catlike: “I have neeews.”

From New York Times May 16, 2023

But the slower movement then makes the robot look sleepy or catlike.

From BBC May 4, 2023

Tsukiko tilts her head curiously, looking oddly like a bird with a catlike grin.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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