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catlike

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

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

From BBC May 4, 2023

She hones in on their egoistic needs with catlike reflexes, learning the routes and paths through which both may be influenced for her own purposes.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2022

Every morning she awakened full of catlike energy and the best intentions, every morning the dull dread returned; every morning she looked for the baby.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee




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