catlike
adjective or adverb
cat·like ˈkat-ˌlīk 
: resembling a cat
especially : stealthy
with catlike tread, upon our prey we steal 
W. S. Gilbert
W. S. Gilbert 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web And then Twig is very catlike, very aloof, very strange, very complicated. Jen Chaney, Vulture, 31 May 2021 As the bitchy, bleach-blonde ingénue Claire Woods, Samara Weaving continues her streak of being an edgier, icier, more catlike doppelganger for her fellow countrywoman Margot Robbie. Philippa Snow, The New Republic, 1 May 2020 The others aren’t in view but appear to be standing a few feet back, relying on the extra distance and their catlike reflexes. Bill Heavey, Field & Stream, 6 June 2017 That disease was ultimately traced to a coronavirus that jumped from bats to Asian palm civets, a catlike creature prized as a delicacy in southern China, and then to humans involved in the wildlife trade there. Steven Lee Myers, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2020 That disease was ultimately traced to a coronavirus that jumped from bats to Asian palm civets, a catlike creature prized as a delicacy in southern China, and then to humans involved in the wildlife trade there. Steven Lee Myers, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Jan. 2020 Less noticed is that Donald Trump has a catlike sense for the deep cultural unease this post-Obama coalition creates among many millions of voters. Daniel Henninger, WSJ, 12 June 2019 Though the couch carnage has yet to be remedied, Rose says the cameras give her a sense of security, and Rocco’s other antics, such as catlike perching on the back of the sofa, provide a chuckle for her and her friends. Laura Daily, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2019 Trish, officially powered by catlike abilities, has become a coldblooded killer with the kind of self righteousness that would make Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) proud. Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 15 June 2019 See More
Jen Chaney, Vulture, 31 May 2021 As the bitchy, bleach-blonde ingénue Claire Woods, Samara Weaving continues her streak of being an edgier, icier, more catlike doppelganger for her fellow countrywoman Margot Robbie. Philippa Snow, The New Republic, 1 May 2020 The others aren’t in view but appear to be standing a few feet back, relying on the extra distance and their catlike reflexes. Bill Heavey, Field & Stream, 6 June 2017 That disease was ultimately traced to a coronavirus that jumped from bats to Asian palm civets, a catlike creature prized as a delicacy in southern China, and then to humans involved in the wildlife trade there. Steven Lee Myers, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2020 That disease was ultimately traced to a coronavirus that jumped from bats to Asian palm civets, a catlike creature prized as a delicacy in southern China, and then to humans involved in the wildlife trade there. Steven Lee Myers, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Jan. 2020 Less noticed is that Donald Trump has a catlike sense for the deep cultural unease this post-Obama coalition creates among many millions of voters. Daniel Henninger, WSJ, 12 June 2019 Though the couch carnage has yet to be remedied, Rose says the cameras give her a sense of security, and Rocco’s other antics, such as catlike perching on the back of the sofa, provide a chuckle for her and her friends. Laura Daily, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2019 Trish, officially powered by catlike abilities, has become a coldblooded killer with the kind of self righteousness that would make Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) proud. Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 15 June 2019 See More Word History
First Known Use
1554, in the meaning defined above