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ˈcat-like, a. (adv.)
Like a cat, or that of a cat; esp. stealthy, noiseless of tread.
1600Shakes. A.Y.L. iv. iii. 116 A Lyonnesse..Lay cowching head on ground, with catlike watch. 1789Wolcott (P. Pindar) Subj. for Painters 18 Hugging her husband in her cat-like clutches. 1836Yarrell Brit. Fishes (1859) II. 384 A ferocious-looking, cat-like head. 1866Cornh. Mag. Aug. 222 With stealthy, cat-like steps. |