| 单词 | catty |
| 例句 | A bit too tremendous, he noted cattily, at least in the case of the Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z There was an old courthouse building catty- comer to where I sat. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z His head slammed against my cheek with each catty remark. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z She’s not nearly as catty these days and is becoming a real friend. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The music, written by Parker, Stone and Avenue Q's Robert Lopez, is catchy, catty and scatological, as was Parker and Stone's brilliant 2004 film, Team America: World Police. Mormon glory 2011-03-31T18:24:24Z In the 1900s, anti-suffragette propaganda used images of cats to portray women as silly, useless, catty and ridiculous in their attempt to enter political life. Claws out! Why pop culture clings to the crazy cat lady 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z Whicker was usually civil about the younger hands who tried his sort of game, but could be catty when attacked or compared unfavourably with younger professionals. Alan Whicker, globetrotting TV presenter, dies aged 87 2013-07-12T14:56:37Z They also offer amusing glimpses into friendships and catty contretemps. Was She a Feminist? The Complicated Legacy of Helen Gurley Brown. 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z “Listen as I prattle on … “Listen to my sometimes catty, sometimes churlish, sometimes silly self, being cruel, unforgiving, uncouth … Monica Lewinsky Is Back, but This Time It’s on Her Terms 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z Things got catty, however, when Money visited her precious feline at her new home. Cat's former owner sues woman who wouldn't let adopted pet sleep in the bed with her 2020-01-01T05:00:00Z The real Potomac, for better or worse, is not a hotbed of hair extensions and catty drama. The real Potomac is nothing like ‘Real Housewives’ — except for the money 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z The result is both addictive and slightly sickening, like reading transcripts of someone else’s catty group chat, or watching “Succession.” Her Novel Became a Best Seller. The Trouble: The Manuscript Was Stolen. 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z Amanda wants to get a job and start a new life, but instead finds herself sucked back into the catty clique she thought she had outgrown. The TV Watch: Kristin Chenoweth and Annie Potts in ABC?s ?GCB? 2012-03-01T23:09:54Z Despite his celebrity — or perhaps because of it — the dance world is full of catty chatter about his relocation west. Giant Steps for Dance in Los Angeles 2012-10-19T00:40:07Z In Iyer’s afternoon talk Thursday, the elegant, soft-spoken 45-year-old pianist and Harvard professor cattily noted that he found music critics to be homogenous, no doubt a term of some disparagement for this multitasker. Vijay Iyer jazzes up the Ojai Music Festival 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z There’s as much richly catty humor here as in a full season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” along with some clever pop-culture gags — “The Sound of Music” joke alone is worth the price of admission. Review: ‘The Legend of Georgia McBride,’ From Elvis Impersonator to Drag Queen 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z Or was it simply, as she says, some confusion about the vials of seawater she carried everywhere, which catty co-workers mistook for syringes? Review: In Joan Juliet Buck’s Memoir, a Parade of Stars and Styles 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z Ross’s snooty Baroness Lydie-Anne de Rozier, with her arch purrs and snide remarks, become a performance of the catty gay man stereotype? ‘Lilies’ Review: A Queer Romantic Drama That Wilts Quickly 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z What a parade of beautiful minds, splendid eccentrics, catty squabbles. ‘Shape’ Makes Geometry Entertaining. Really, It Does. 2021-05-18T04:00:00Z The would-be witty banter exchanged by the catty characters sounds wanly juvenile. Review: ‘The Wild Party,’ With Sutton Foster as a Louche Jazz Baby 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z Don't Discriminate.Believe it or not, young ladies of 11 are completely capable of behaving in a catty manner without an extra push from you. Motherlode Blog: How Not to Write to Your Child at Camp 2012-08-09T19:09:26Z Don’t mean to be catty, But I don’t know – no way, no how. Style Invitational: What do you mean ‘What are these’? 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z “Even with us old folks it’s still catty,” Muhammad agrees. Over 60 and dripping in sequins — these women refuse to be invisible 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z The members of the school community, interviewed about the killing that the show was keeping from us, were a catty Greek chorus. Review: Guilty, Guilty, Guilty: ‘Big Little Lies’ and the Art of Empathy 2017-04-02T04:00:00Z They don’t fall prey to a catty competitiveness that so often plagues women portrayed onscreen. She got game: a brief history of the fiercest women in sports on screen 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z Over the years, there have been catty murmurings. A Star Turn for a Lady-in-Waiting 2011-05-06T17:23:51Z So is the way casual, catty utterances of Jason and Mark are misinterpreted by apostles and transformed into dogma. Review: In ‘Mankind,’ Men Are Men and Women Are Extinct 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z Her character sketches are colorful and she is not, thank goodness, above conveying some wonderfully catty gossip. Who are the real women behind John Singer Sargent’s portraits? 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z His apology was catty, making the next song choice – Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word – both appropriate and funny. Radio review: Chris Evans 2011-01-31T07:59:01Z And the truth is that the Queen being polite was always at least as scary as her sister being catty. 'She is the Queen, whereas you are Joe Shmuck': Clive James on The Crown 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z A less catty version of the same dynamic takes place between Virginia and Lillian in Masters. Working Women: Masters of Sex Virginia and Lillian Are the New Joan and Peggy 2013-12-18T16:22:15Z But some go further and cattily whisper that Mr. Millepied’s charisma makes up for his shortcomings as a choreographer, and is the real reason for his numerous commissions. Benjamin Millepied Leaps Into the Spotlight 2011-02-02T23:36:06Z It seems catty in the moment, but he’s actually doing his job. Kaley Cuoco Thanks You for Flying With ‘The Flight Attendant’ 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z “No ma’am, we don’t carry size 16 in those pants,” our cattiest assistant manager, a former cheerleader with a rail-thin physique, would gleefully inform potential customers. I sold my body (and nearly my soul) to Abercrombie 2014-05-05T00:00:00Z As a stand-up, I was never the type to really go after people in that catty kind of whatever. Larry Wilmore goes to Washington: On roasting Beltway egos, Obama’s final year, and why Donald Trump is so dangerous 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z The last scene, a feisty interview segment, contains such a juicy rapid-fire argument between Foley’s character and Powell’s that it might have been an actual scrap between two catty acquaintances. ‘This American Wife’ Review: Wives Out, Knives Out 2021-05-23T04:00:00Z Past Games, of course, have not been without catty commentary. Noted: Social Media Speeds Up Criticism of Olympians - Noted 2012-08-10T20:34:30Z Fashion Police The catty crew surveys sartorial choices seen at this Sunday's Billboard Music Awards. Monday's TV highlights: 'Bones," 'The Maya Rudolph Show," and more 2014-05-18T04:00:00Z Delia sometimes called me names, but generally stuck to catty mind games. Interview With My Bully: The bully who asked me out 2012-05-22T00:00:00Z “I was still in that catty phase of it.” Joe Jonas Finally Feels Like Himself 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z All of us play unhappy host to a demon or two roosting in our brains, urging us on to bad behavior now and then: a cutting remark, a catty tweet. Theater Review: In ‘Hand to God,’ Steven Boyer’s Puppet Is Unfiltered 2014-03-11T02:00:02Z When does a catty remark involve too much claw? Critic’s Notebook: Loving Joan Rivers meant never having to say you’re sorry Instead, we have the word “catty”—or, more obscurely, “cattish,” or “cat-witted”—to mean spiteful and small-minded. The Bittersweet Announcement of a New Beatrix Potter Book 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z We thought he was batty, we dished up the drama, We roared at each catty meow. Style Invitational: Inventing facts—a fake-trivia contest about inventions 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z Still, I receive lots of catty comments from female friends. Social Q?s: We Have a Situation 2010-09-23T21:59:00Z On the catty, ecstatic “I Knew You Were Trouble,” she spent part of the song singing in a dusky, Lorde-like tone. Review: Taylor Swift’s ‘1989’ Tour Puts an Accent on Renewal 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z The tour was nicknamed "Heavier Than Heaven," both for Nirvana's heavy rock sound, and, in a catty nod, Tad Doyle's weight. Long-stored Nirvana photos chronicle legendary 1989 tour 2012-11-16T17:39:02Z So at two recent performances Ms. Schumer added a second punch line, delivered with a catty sigh: “Like I know what I’m going to be doing in three years.” Critic?s Notebook: Female Comedians Are Confidently Breaking Taste Taboos 2011-11-15T21:38:24Z I think your mention of sisterhood within pageantry is so important and interesting because there is this misconception that pageant queens are catty and have ill intentions. "How to Fix a Pageant" director on 2022 Miss USA scandal: "It was clear something was not right" 2023-09-30T04:00:00Z Their most powerful cudgel was Thompson’s catty barroom raconteur Buddy Cole, a trash-talking one-man pride revolution in an ascot. The Kids in the Hall Have Gotten Old. Their Comedy Hasn’t. 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z The high camp of drag may appear superficially catty, he says, but in fact the essence of the art form is compassion. RuPaul: ‘Drag is a big f-you to male-dominated culture’ 2018-03-03T05:00:00Z This is a classic attempt to deflect attention from ingrained inequality and instead on to women themselves, and leans heavily on the sexist stereotype of catty, “pbitchy” women. 10 myths that blame women for sexism 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z Her character is a catty school rival to Ms. Fey’s Kate. Amy Poehler and Tina Fey: When Leaning In, Laughing Matters 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z Ms. Tatreau’s hilarious turn regularly dominates the proceedings — Ocean has a firm opinion, usually catty, about everyone and everything — but all of the performers are terrific. Review: Teenagers Sing to Survive in ‘Ride the Cyclone’ 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z The series has taken the spiky language of the film—its catty insults and slang—and remixed it for the digital age. “Heathers,” Reviewed: The TV Remake of the Classic Teen Comedy Is a Feat of Hostile Farce 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z By the time he reaches the front of the queue, showbiz sites are running catty stories calling him "Justin Bitter" and mocking him for turning on fans. Justin Bieber: Teen pop idols never die. They're gradually unfollowed 2013-01-27T19:59:01Z It strikes me that viewers probably enjoyed her hair drama, her shoulder pads, her catty feuds with other female Visitor commanders -- essentially, she was Joan Collins as a Nazi she-lizard from outer space. Which "V" reigns supreme? 2010-05-18T19:30:00Z I think we read letter collections in large part for the pleasure of seeing other, humanizing sides of our literary heroes: Henry James’s catty gossip; Sylvia Plath’s sewing projects; James Joyce’s raunchiness. What Do Letters Reveal About the Creative Mind? 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z It has been cattily observed that the site’s original movies all have one thing in common: they aren’t good enough for release in cinemas. Can Netflix save us from the Great Romcom Shortage of 2018? I watched 11 films to find out 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z Here, for instance, is a scene late in the novel when Katie arrives at the gym looking for Devon and is treated to a catty brush-off from another mom, named Molly: ‘You Will Know Me’: Mean girls, tiger moms, Olympic dreams — and murder 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z “O. J. hosted pool parties for them,” he scoffs, dragging out “pooool” into a little catty aria. Review: ‘The People v. O.J. Simpson,’ Seen This Time in Double Vision 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z Adults and teenagers are uniformly vacuous and catty. Television Review: ?Suburgatory? on ABC ? Review 2011-09-27T16:18:22Z They’re all living together and dating the same guy, after all, and one-on-one sessions with the camera are perfectly designed to elicit catty comments. TV’s cruelest night: “The Bachelor” enjoys the ruthless public shaming of its “Women Tell All” event a little too much 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z Both women proudly own up to being “catty” in a moment that asks why we don’t let women claim their full range of behavior. Margaret Atwood brings back 'Angel Catbird' and looks ahead to 'The Handmaid's Tale' 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z When women fight, they’re perceived as being difficult, petty, or “catty.” ‘Feud: Bette and Joan’ Episode 2: Give the People What They Want 2017-03-12T05:00:00Z Good friends, talk of books, some catty remarks about a professor, and sherry with nuts and cheeses. The When and Why of Amontillado 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z I liked the fact that there was nothing earnest about them: they were ambitious, catty, smart, flawed and very funny. 'If I had known Richey Edwards there's no way I could have written it' 2010-09-20T14:01:00Z He did have his moments, particularly in “Killer Queen,” which he sang while lying on a purple Victorian-styled fainting couch and made into a catty, confidential portrait. Queen + Adam Lambert Take On Madison Square Garden 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z Jennifer Coolidge Yours for the Night Until Until 29 August Assembly Rooms website The joke, then, is that someone with a dumb-blonde, Tinseltown-on-legs demeanour can be this smart and catty about the place. Jennifer Coolidge 2010-08-18T16:36:00Z Their experiences read like “The Real World” on wheels without the catty bickering. 2010-01-30T05:29:00Z My mother was furious, and I was heartbroken that someone would be so catty and cowardly toward my wonderful parents, especially as they were brand new and just getting used to their new home. Perspective | Ask Amy: Mother’s mistakes come back to haunt her 2020-03-29T04:00:00Z Every Midler line, whether dirty or vague or catty or just plain not funny, was delivered with a smile that made it all work. Bette Midler, still as divine as ever 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z Near the end, with the laughter tweaked to sound distant and submerged, you could imagine Joan Rivers delivering a catty monologue on a sinking cruise ship. Music Review | Argento Chamber Ensemble: Sneezes, Hiccups, Laughs and a Chamber Group 2010-03-08T22:29:00Z Characterizing bad behavior as “catty” or “girl talk” isn’t just facile stereotyping. Work Advice: Gossip among female colleagues isn’t ‘girl talk,’ it’s bullying 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z Suddenly the town's catty gossips are eager to claim her, all because her recipe is going to be published in the local newspaper. Ready, set, bake! Apple's vibrantly witty "Dickinson" layers in the sweetness and spice of fame 2021-01-09T05:00:00Z Think “Clue” by the French seaside, add a splash of sleaze, crank up the queerness, and you get “The Origin of Evil,” a catty family-fortune thriller by the writer and director Sébastien Marnier. ‘The Origin of Evil’ Review: Daddy Issues 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z That comedy, which was also an MCC Theater production, adapted the “Mean Girls” template to a high school in Ghana, where the catty, competitive tropes of the genre turned into something fresh. What to See and Experience in New York City This Spring 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z Hutchison, 53, whose sharp features and foot-long beard make him look like a wayward wizard from “The Lord of the Rings,” dismissed such critiques as examples of the audiophile world’s catty tribalism. The Vinyl? It’s Pricey. The Sound? Otherworldly. 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z It was a solo in “Newsical the Musical,” the Off Broadway revue, and the guest star was crooning about how he was no longer a catty gossip. Perez Hilton Pursues Redemption 2012-10-17T23:02:30Z With reality TV shifting from catty to comforting in recent times, both the BBC and Channel 4 have enjoyed the sweet smell of success with Bake Off. The 100 best TV shows of the 21st century 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z There was the New York Post’s catty Hillary Clinton cover saying, “No wonder Bill’s afraid.” 2013: The year in sexism 2013-12-26T15:00:00Z It was where anonymous users could scrawl graffiti on fashion’s bathroom wall, posting hilariously catty comments about a model’s career or the latest Prada collection. Where Fashion Blogging Began 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z If their relationship were too fraught, the filmmakers feared, it might play into stereotypes of catty women and queen bees. 'Equity' Forges a New Model for Women in the Workplace 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z Anne Hathaway = Catwoman in "The Dark Knight Rises" Well, here's some nicely catty news. Anne Hathaway = Catwoman in "The Dark Knight Rises" 2011-01-19T18:10:05Z So: Jaclyn, troublemaker, liar and possibly bigoted, too, as her catty disapproval of the behavior of her Mexican neighbors suggests. Review: ‘Rasheeda Speaking’ Finds a Chilling Place to Work 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z The art world was catty, and it just seemed like a struggle I wasn't willing to repeat. | Zoe Lister Jones 2012-10-09T15:00:03Z One former member, Dana Kruspe, recalls that “it wasn’t all catty and horrible.” Where Fashion Blogging Began 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z It’s a catty, competitive and disturbing belief system that inherently pits women against each other. “Dear Fat People” shlock-vlogger freaks out over Ashley Graham’s Sports Illustrated cover: “Barbie had to look like she eats cheeseburgers to make feminists happy” 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z Ultimately, as women, we can’t settle for treating each other as competition — or writing off mostly female work environments as being catty and unsupportive. 5 Career Myths Women Should Stop Believing 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z He’s gained a large and loyal following among employees at big corporate law firms and even Supreme Court justices with his catty take on the profession. David Lat’s ‘Supreme Ambitions’ Is a Thriller for Lawyers 2014-12-07T05:00:00Z He opens with a grayish, rainy scene populated by catty, violent people, a Dantelike Hell that gives way to impossibly vast mountains and valleys. Visions of Heaven (and how to get there) in C.S. Lewis’s ‘Great Divorce’ 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z Spacey’s catty asides to the camera weren’t universally loved, but they supplied some laughs and enough context to keep complex threads of the first season from unraveling. ‘House of Cards’ Season 2: More delicious ruthlessness 2014-02-11T21:21:09Z “The Royals” is a mischievous sendup, a “Dynasty” about a real dynasty, and Ms. Hurley is quite amusing as she sashays across the marble halls of Buckingham Palace, making catty remarks to servile courtiers. Review: ‘The Royals’ on E! Is Another Pretender to the Throne 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z The only amusement comes in the catty remarks occasionally exchanged by the girls. | 'Ticked-Off Trannies With Knives': Seeking Vengeance in High Heels 2010-10-15T02:11:00Z The film is all scented frills, melodramatic flourishes, and catty snark. There's an all-female Ghostbusters – how about a male Thelma and Louise? 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z Over the years June attended every class reunion, annotating the student photos with generally catty — and a few mysterious — remarks. Review | These three audiobooks can be your sound of spring 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z She assumes a false identity as an exchange student and ends up in the typical American high school hell, with catty classmates and urgent romantic issues. Review: In ‘Barely Lethal,’ a Secret Agent Finds High School Highly Perilous 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z Don't be pigheaded, animal insults are just catty. PETA mocked on social media for claiming insults like 'pig,' 'chicken' hurt animals 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z The real problem with Shoshanna’s catty takedown is if she wanted to make new friends, she’s in the easiest position of the girls to do so. Girls Recap: I Hate All My Friends 2014-02-17T06:49:30Z Her book’s wild success inspired the New Yorker to run its own catty rebuttal. The fur flies in Lynne Truss’s witty novel ‘Cat Out of Hell’ 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z Furthermore, unlike the odious Caroline Bingley, she is open and forthright about her romantic interest in men, rather than devious and catty. Pride and Prejudice at 200: looking afresh at Austen's classic 2013-01-26T08:01:00Z She shuddered when friends passed around birth announcement e-mails from mutual acquaintances amended with catty comments like “worst name ever.” First Person: The New Baby-Name Anxiety 2013-05-31T20:39:26Z This stuff is small-minded, catty, humiliating and pathetic. Lionel Shriver: 'If you're thin, you are a kook; if you're fat, you're a failure' 2013-05-11T07:00:27Z Many viewers - and her fellow contestants - believed the 30-year-old model was catty, mean to the other women and couldn’t be trusted. Former ‘Bachelor’ winner writes of finding love 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z Hard-core fans have thrilled at the over-the-top costuming, the catty lines, the general fabulousness of this season, but there’s been little heart to the many story lines. ‘American Horror Story’ Season 5, Episode 5: We Have Two Selves 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z The girls’ catty dialogue is what they’re tapping on their phones, only Mercedes — the nicely hesitant Gabby Wolfe — is kept on the outside. Review | ‘The Burn’ channels ‘The Crucible’ for a social media age 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z Compassion! and Master Class, concocted the work as a frothy send-up of Broadway, packed with inside jokes, topical references and catty theater-world wisecracks. It's Only a Play on Broadway: Inside Job 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z The British novelist Beryl Bainbridge had a lifelong fascination with tragedy — what she called “an interest in death” and what one reviewer cattily summarized as “the Beryl Bainbridge school of anguished women’s fiction.” Beryl Bainbridge: The writer who used tragedy as an entry point into farce 2016-11-08T05:00:00Z Johnson and Hunter are catty together, pretentiously dripping insults in the famed literary spat, and they go with the flow as Psalmayene 24 gets them jumping onto cafe tables for hip-hop interludes. Review | Jay-Z and Kanye set the tone in premiere of ‘Les Deux Noirs’ at Mosaic Theater 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z “We all want to do something different within health and wellness, so why not join as a united front instead of being catty and judgey?” Over (Organic) Dinner, These Fitness Studio Competitors Work It Out 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z Oh, maybe you were wondering about the parents in this catty household. Review: In ‘Katdashians! Break the Musical!,’ Cats Talk Like Kardashians 2016-06-26T04:00:00Z There is often a spectacularly catty response to a politician jumping ship. How challenging are SNP defections for Humza Yousaf? 2023-10-29T04:00:00Z One cat can yield four to five catties. China: Police rescue 1,000 cats, bust illicit trade of feline meat 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z Whether dogs also get the meanings of catty facial expressions remains to be determined. Cats have nearly 300 facial expressions 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z One could easily identify the many Little Men in our midst by name, but it would be petty, catty and tasteless to do so, even if that would extricate us from charges of unsupported generalization. Not made by great men: Enter the Little Man theory of history 2023-09-10T04:00:00Z Because women so often are portrayed on television as catty and competitive. Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini laugh until they cry 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z The two women are tokenized, referred to as “the girls,” but the setup for a catty rivalry fizzles as Jean begins to mentor Loretta. New movies to stream this week: ‘Navalny,’ ‘Boston Strangler’ and more 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z Ms. Lollobrigida, who often stoked their rivalry, would later cattily remark to Life: “We are as different as a fine race horse and a goat.” Gina Lollobrigida, Italian film siren of the 1950s, dies at 95 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z Leading up to the alleged snub, the pair had already made catty, passive-aggressive remarks about one another in public. Ryan Seacrest and Andy Cohen wave off 'funny' rumors of a New Year's Eve feud 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z “People think I’m being catty when I’m saying this: there were 10 years when I couldn’t stand my husband,” she said in a recent interview on the Revolt television network. Michelle Obama says she ‘could not stand’ Barack amid raising kids, launching political career 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z That proved to be a catastrophe and the response from animal rights groups and social media was predictably catty. World Cup that began with controversy and uncertainty will end with history being made 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z A letter from the Middle Ages was “as full of catty innuendo as the dialogue from an episode of ‘Desperate Housewives,’ ” while the Greek city-state of Sparta was “the North Korea of its day.” Thomas Cahill, best-selling explorer of the Western past, dies at 82 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z Of course they know I am there to volunteer, and their catty tone suggests that they’d almost forgotten about me. Advice | Miss Manners: How do I respond to greetings with impolite undertones? 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z Rail-thin Pats satisfies her urges for oral gratification by alternating cigarettes with vodka and catty remarks. The 75 best TV shows on Hulu right now, according to our experts 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z No sketch over five pages. We don’t want Black women being catty toward each other. Robin Thede and her writers achieve peak comedy the Black women's way 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z The Star Tribune outed the senator with details on some of his more catty tweets. FBI’s Trump raid inadvertently revealed Mike Lee’s secret personal Twitter account and it’s a doozy 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z Under the deal, one catty of garlic, which is equivalent to around 600g, was valued at five Chinese yuan, which is around three times its market price. Chinese property developers accept farm produce for homes 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z Late last month, another Central China advertisement said buyers of houses in another development could make down payments in garlic at 5 yuan per catty. Desperate Chinese property developer willing to 'swap wheat for house' 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z Their extravagant trip promises sex and drugs, and plenty of catty spats in between. Review: In Hulu rom-com 'Fire Island,' love wins. But it's not an easy victory 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z From multi-coloured lace front wigs, to the licking of a bald man's head, to catty fights, it is no surprise Netflix's first African reality TV series was a hit with fans. Young, Famous & African's Peace Hyde: From teacher to Netflix hitmaker 2022-05-14T04:00:00Z As Kravitz made several futile attempts to continue introducing herself to the audience, more and more catty characters came crawling out of the woodwork. 'The Batman' star Zoë Kravitz assembles a team of Catwomen on 'Saturday Night Live' 2022-03-13T05:00:00Z Historically in film and TV, women — particularly teenage girls — climbed to the top of the pack by being catty or cruel to one another. Christina Ricci tried — and failed — to fit Hollywood's mold. Lucky us 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z But nowadays, the trend in smug liberalism tends to be more condescending than catty. Nothing sends the willfully ignorant into a whiny tailspin like being reminded that others learn 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z In “Henry V,” the French are portrayed as catty, wimpy and, in the case of killing boys in the English camp, “cowardly rascals.” Opinion | Ooh La La! Le Messy Divorce! 2021-11-20T05:00:00Z Cuomo has also argued that it’s sexist to portray successful female employees as “catty.” Interview transcripts offer window into Cuomo investigation 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z Kolker’s bizarre, twisty story — about potential plagiarism, one-sided friendship and a catty writer’s group, among other things — made the word “kidney” trend on Twitter for hours. Opinion | What ‘Bad Art Friend’ and the Facebook whistleblower say about our ‘connected’ lives 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z It portrays ballet as a competitive, catty, bloody and superstitious art form, though it’s been heightened and twisted into a soapy teen melodrama of secrets, scheming and sabotage. Review: In the subgenre of bleak ballet, 'Birds of Paradise' takes a hopeful turn 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z Enter President Donald Trump, whose namesake hotel is catty corner from the FBI on Pennsylvania Avenue near the White House. Opinion | Time to relocate FBI headquarters — whether that hurts the Trump hotel or not 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z The show lacked the Botox and catty drama that made “Selling Sunset” a delicious hate watch. Looking for escapist TV? Try home design shows 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z Sometimes she stopped to ask herself if they were "too catty" - before deciding raw emotion was more honest than self-censorship. How The Staves found their way back to music after grief, doubt and bereavement 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z Hilton would write stories about the celebrity world, often adding his own catty comments. Perez Hilton: 'I never needed to be so cruel' 2020-10-05T04:00:00Z He disdained the white gay male subculture that he frequented in Manhattan and on Fire Island in the late 1970s and early 1980s; he found the scene to be catty, vain, immoral and superficial. Larry Kramer used his anger to force elites to respond to the Aids crisis | Moira Donegan 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z She is a mercurial protector of her vulnerable dancers, catty and capricious and brilliant. Musical notes: Scorsese, Madonna, and the awfulness of millennium pop 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z Yet their catty jibe about the movie's much-criticised visual effects left one party feline distinctly aggrieved. Oscars 2020: Fur flies over Cats effects jibe 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Andy Blankenbuehler’s choreography has catty quirks, bits of ballet, Broadway and street dance, but it doesn’t always have space to really set out its vision. Stop mewling! Cats is no turkey, say our dance and theatre critics 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z Here are 16 more of the cattiest critical reactions from across the internet: 16 delightfully mean lines from the 'Cats' reviews 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z Their “Rabid” doubles as a savage fashion industry satire, as the reborn Rose finds she’s finally cutthroat enough — literally — to impress the catty models and cruel designers she works with. Review: The Soska sisters are back on their bloody game with ‘Rabid’ 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z Many of the missives deal with the nuts and bolts of filmmaking - screenwriting, casting, directing and more - along with personal reflections and an occasional catty comment. Review: ‘Letters from Hollywood’ is a movie nerd’s dream 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z This comes in handy when he has to MC, narrating the proceedings with witty commentary — and the occasional catty put-down. Category is: How 'Pose' throws a ball 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z Premier League run-ins can sometimes spark mind games and catty comments between rival managers, but not this one. Man City, Liverpool vie for title in Premier League finale 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z For every distinctive idea, there’s a generic joke about how science teachers are socially maladroit geeks, or high school girls are catty. Snatchers finds body-horror and humor in teen pregnancy 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z Those catty Manhattanites return in an 11th season of “The Real Housewives of New York City.” TV This Week, March 3-9: The docs ‘Free Solo,’ ‘Leaving Neverland’ and more 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z “Landfall” is a big, minutiae-crammed novel, driven by the ambivalence and agonies of its main characters and leavened with the catty wit of its supporting cast. In ‘Landfall,’ an imagined Bush administration faces its follies 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z Cutler, no less catty in his reply, used letterhead from the bank at which he was working, embellished with the image of a Puritan and the motto, “Worthy of Your Trust.” Review | A gay national security aide to Eisenhower during an era of purges 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z Sarsour’s comment appears to cater to damaging stereotypes about women being catty. Women's March set to proceed under cloud of controversy 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z They assume it’s catty and there’s a lot of drama. Hooters girl Hailey Slobodzian details following in her mother’s footsteps: ‘I would put on her uniform’ 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z And you might also encourage her group to change their catty and intimidating ways. 2 options for handling mansplaining at work | Produced by Advertising Publications 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z I grew up in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill - in fact, directly across the street and catty corner to the Tree of Life synagogue. First Person: A mass murder in Mr. Rogers’ neighborhood 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z They wanted embarrassing stories, catty emails or anything at all that would discredit organizations that seek to establish the truth about Russian crimes: OPCW, WADA, the MH17 investigation, the Swiss chemical lab. Opinion | Russian hackers were caught in the act — and the results are devastating 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z The chat is a bit naughty and deliciously catty. Judi Dench talks about some 'dames' she hangs out with including Maggie Smith and Joan Plowright - Los Angeles Times 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z Sorry to be catty, but I let out a yowl when I saw the July 19 Metro article about the cat count. Opinion | Cats don’t care about Zip codes 2018-07-22T04:00:00Z A: One question to consider is whether these troubles originate with Megan or the “catty and intimidating” team members. 2 options for handling mansplaining at work | Produced by Advertising Publications 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z It is a tale of shrinking options, in which, according to “the Badlands’ law of supply and demand”, a gun came to cost the same as a catty of rice. A gripping tale of Sodom sliding towards its bloody end 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z The stereotype of girls being catty and tearing each other down typically doesn’t exist. Nebraska’s ex-Miss America on being a mom, joining military 2018-06-23T04:00:00Z “When a conversation is going a bit south, a bit catty, and it’s about a mutual acquaintance or friend, I just say, ‘That’s interesting. How to Save That Conversation You Can’t Escape 2018-05-28T04:00:00Z My parents were expats, and still a Miss Venezuela viewing at my house was a giddy affair of marathon snacking and catty laughter. Opinion | Pimping Out Miss Venezuela 2018-05-19T04:00:00Z New York Times columnist Frank Bruni, meanwhile, bemoaned the memoir’s “catty” details. James Comey's political memoir beats rivals at bookstores 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z “I think the truth of it is unfortunately eternal. You know, people can be catty, they could be mean, but kindness is always going to prevail. That sounds corny, but true,” Kemper said. Tina Fey: Online bullying makes her ‘Mean Girls’ relevant 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z But there is one institution that is: friendship, where I coexist with these reportedly mean and catty women. Review | Women’s friendships aren’t dysfunctional — they’re essential 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z In 2009, the year that the first season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” was broadcast, the buzziest reality shows on television tended to be the most melodramatic and cattiest — “Survivor” or “The Hills.” Is ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ the Most Radical Show on TV? 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z But if your family wants to watch some reality TV and you want to avoid the catty backstabbing and vapidness, try Terrace House, the nicest reality show on television. Alternatives to the terrible TV shows your family wants to watch over the holidays 2017-12-23T05:00:00Z Mainstream media rarely focuses on supportive black female friendships: Hollywood stories are more likely to portray black women as catty or sassy, and put them in interracial friendships. Web series becoming TV pilots is the new normal 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z What emerges is less a plea for recognizing this abrasive go-getter as a singular chronicler of New York’s social scene than a catty catalog of desperate-for-attention traits. Fast-paced doc 'The Incomparable Rose Hartman' glosses over photographer's complexity 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z She decided to home-school her elder daughter in sixth through eighth grades because, Ms. Devos said, the daughter had grown increasingly bored in school and the girls in her class were growing increasingly “catty.” To Understand Betsy DeVos’s Educational Views, View Her Education 2017-06-10T04:00:00Z Pop vixen Perry recently addressed her long-term feud with Swift and confirmed that she was the subject of Swifty's catty hit song "Bad Blood." With Taylor Swift's music streaming again, is she trying to take down Katy Perry? 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z I worried that calling the Toyota Land Cruiser a “behemoth” might sound catty, so I looked it up. 2017 Toyota Land Cruiser: The Hippopotamus of Luxury SUVs 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z I don’t mean to sound catty — and my intention is not to diminish Ivanka’s genuine personal achievements. Ivanka’s West Wing office and Chelsea’s “Lifetime Impact Award”? Being born to wealthy parents can do wonders for your career 2017-03-26T04:00:00Z Perhaps people think this is just what women are like: uniquely catty. Identity is the issue of our age: so why can’t we talk more honestly about trans women? 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z He made his name through catty comments and celebrity blogging, but fatherhood offered Perez Hilton a chance to show another outlook on life. Nine stars who became unlikely children's authors - BBC News 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z The drama over Meryl Streep's Oscar dress has escalated from a catty call out to total Streep throw down. Oscars 2017 live updates: Stars get red carpet ready, but you won't see Natalie Portman tonight 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z But in barely the next breath, he cattily introduces Down in Splendour “for all you grandmas out there”. Flying Nun Records: 10 of the best songs of the Dunedin sound 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z From where we’re sitting, it’s almost impossible not to see Conway’s choice as a kind of catty callback and final commentary on the whole situation. Inauguration fashion: From Ralph Lauren's Melania and Hillary two-fer to Kellyanne Conway's military cats 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z The show is leavened with a good deal of humor, mostly in the form of catty insults destined to be retweeted and turned into GIFs. New music business drama 'Star' is not cookie-cutter TV 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z Face to face with the foe, top aides from Hillary Clinton’s and Donald Trump’s campaigns clashed furiously, at time shouting over each other and tossing out catty asides about their opposite candidates. Clinton and Trump Aides Clash at Campaign Manager Conference 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z After the victory Wednesday night, the White Sox, who won the World Series in 2005, offered their congratulations on Twitter, a little cattily. In Chicago, the Cubs’ Win Brings Baseball Unity, for Now 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z "Watch out for the Regina George in sheep’s clothing," Perry wrote, referencing the the antagonist in the catty flick "Mean Girls." A Katy Perry-Taylor Swift collaboration could happen ... under one condition 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z This was just one in a series of 100 catty and unproductive conversations and recipe debates that sprang from my request to treat them to a free summer vacation. A free vacation? Sure, Dad, let me see what works for my boyfriend 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z With a few exceptions, they show the sort of anodyne brainstorming and catty gossip that one finds in interoffice emails everywhere. “Every revolution needs a villain”: Misplaced leftist backlash gives Debbie Wasserman Schultz entirely too much credit 2016-07-26T04:00:00Z There are movies, TV shows, books and all sorts of public discussions about catty, shallow and insecure mean girls. How Wall Street Bro Talk Keeps Women Down 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z “They were very catty and negative comments about something so wonderful and positive,” Ms. Davids said. High school girls complain after ‘non-binary’ boy is crowned prom queen in NYC 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z The entire movie played like Refn woke up one day and thought, "Being a woman is hard, but women are just so catty, and also selfies are bad... but kind of hot?" The Neon Demon: a spoiler-filled chat about the year’s best or worst movie 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z "The catty woman" who refuses to help other women achieve is *not* a myth. Sheryl Sandberg on the Myth of the Catty Woman 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z They're more given to catty fencing and naked jealousy, but they still keep their motives and their capacity for violence hidden behind perfectly composed porcelain-doll faces, until they finally explode. Everyone's an object in Nicolas Winding Refn's LA horror show The Neon Demon 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z Like Jesse and her catty catwalk cohorts, “Demon” seems to be staring at itself in the mirror far too long for its own good. ‘The Neon Demon’ aims for sharp satire but draws no real blood 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z “The Auctioneer” is informative and catty, but so unrelatable to the lives of normal human beings, it almost gives art a bad name. International star of an art world overstuffed with the super-rich 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z For months the press has offered catty speculations about Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s efforts to raise money for military veterans and wounded warriors. Inside the Beltway: Trump sets the vets fundraising record straight 2016-05-30T04:00:00Z When you say, "Oh, women are so catty;" "I don't get along with women;" "I can't work with women;" "There's too much estrogen in here;" and so on -- guess what? Sheryl Sandberg on the Myth of the Catty Woman 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z He was always very charming and gentlemanly, but also wary and kind of catty at the same time. David Bowie, as remembered by… 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z As a Danish tabloid cattily put it, Ibrahimovic aside, Sweden's team is "about as interesting as an early morning trip to Ikea". Euro 2016 draw: Meet the finalists 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z Half the comedy is centered around one miner’s wife cattily fighting with his mistress. The 33 trivializes the Chilean mining accident, and it’s also boring 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z In 1965, "Indeterminacy" was used for Cunningham's mischievous dance "How to Pass, Kick, Fall and Run," with new stories, some surprisingly catty, added. Bill T. Jones tests the limits of his own comfort zone in 'Story/Time' 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z Baseball players can be catty, and reputations circulate through clubhouses. In Jonathan Papelbon, Nationals got their closer — and their kiss of death 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z BlackBerry used to love to mark up Good's press releases with catty annotations pointing out where it believed Good was wrong. Here's one, and here's another: BlackBerry acquires Good Technology to solidify its enterprise business 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z “I always thought it was easier to work with guys, because they’re not as catty,” she said. The Man Who Shot Michael Brown 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z A group of ambitious but lazy 20-something editorial assistants at a national magazine in New York, fearing they are dead-ending in their careers, snipe against one another in their cubicle farm in humorously catty fashion. Review: ‘Gloria’ is a sharp satire of the publishing world 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z It’s the sort of thing that Matt Drudge was born to spread through indiscreetly catty aggregation. “Payback” against Bob Menendez? Why the right’s theory doesn’t hold up 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z And they all have one personality type: catty. Why Can’t We Stop Watching ‘Empire’? 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z This negativity just reinstates those terrible stereotypes about women being catty in the workplace. Why Women Need to Congratulate Other Women 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z In my youthful newsroom experience, the catty remarks made by Sony executives were air kisses compared to the kinds of things editors and reporters say in emails about each other, not to mention the publishers. Obama's Cuba Move and North Korea Sony Hack Make a Good Week for Dictators 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z Emily Yoshida, entertainment editor at The Verge, said while she wasn’t shocked that news organizations reported on catty email exchanges, she was surprised that few seemed discouraged by the data's apparent ties to North Korea. Sony, Aaron Sorkin Ask Media to Stop Publishing Leaked Data, Pundits React 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z But whether the attacks come from women or men in the media, it does seem that strong female advisors who are close to the president become the focus of the most hostile and catty criticism. Valerie Jarrett deserves credit, not sexist attacks 2014-11-10T05:00:00Z Watching those familiar faces, admiring the nimble footwork, laughing at the catty comments? Strictly come warming: Swing time at the UN 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z The staff and mothers all seem to be catty, back-arching cougars who strut around in designer dresses, licking their lips while eyeing the student population like so much Meow Mix. ‘Innocence’ movie review: Going back to the teen vampire well After the gig, Felder vented his rage on his guitar – only for Frey to issue the fabulously catty riposte: "Typical of you to break your cheapest guitar." Enemies reunited: the bands who patched it up 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z The professional world of high-end matchmaking is one of catty competition and tightly held secrets. Love, Money And The Art Of Bringing People Together 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z While public demand was heated for similar promotions in Hong Kong and Taiwan, few expected law-abiding Singaporeans to turn so catty—or for the issue to claw its way to the top ranks of power. Singapore Braces for Kitty Riot at McDonald's 2014-04-28T16:03:16Z And once again, to even play off the Playtex campaign, to show togetherness and unity, you don’t have to be catty, you don’t have to be mean, you can support one another. Q&A: Michelle Williams on Destiny’s Child, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Her Rumored Feud With Beyoncé 2014-04-08T16:25:25Z Asked about the sniping “Gravity” chatter in particular, Mr. Tsujihara said: “I don’t think it’s catty. Quite frankly, Jeff deserves the praise.” Warner’s C.E.O. Is Bullish on the Big Screen 2014-03-29T16:23:40Z Being catty to someone at work isn’t accomplishing anything; it’s just earning you an enemy. Why Are Women So 'Bitchy' to Each Other? 2013-11-25T20:07:48Z I spent endless hours in that trailer trying to act like a movie star in the making while also trying to ignore the catty comments. India Ink: Failure in Bollywood 2013-07-26T11:45:41Z If that one seems like a juvenile concoction by a catty rival, then you may prefer a similar tale about the Beckhams with a far more positive spin. It's a game of Where's Wally? as M&S heads for Wembley 2013-07-06T23:04:14Z “The East Side one is all the fancy ladies with the face-lifts and the ‘whatever’ bags in style,” one woman said, begging for anonymity so as not to appear catty. | Midtown Manhattan: Trump Cards and Strudel at the Manhattan Bridge Club 2013-07-04T19:57:10Z The traits ranged all over and included things like “lazy”, “intelligent”, “whiny”, “catty”, and “respectful”. Compliments only, please 2013-03-13T22:45:08.800Z Some of the news media coverage was catty, even brutal. The Long Life of the ‘Perfect’ Woman 2013-01-03T01:35:43Z Twitter was as catty, witty, but ultimately transitory as ever. Cold turkey on a 'digital detox' 2012-08-18T00:17:51Z Retailers in Hong Kong, the main hub for the international trade in the fins, charge more than 2,000 Hong Kong dollars, or $260, per catty, a traditional weight measure commonly used in markets here. China Says No More Shark Fin Soup at State Banquets 2012-07-03T14:02:18Z Anthony Mancini, another Post alumnus and a writer who teaches journalism at Brooklyn College, said, "She never showed a trace of catty competitiveness with co-workers of either sex, always supporting them." City Room: The Day: Remembering Nora Ephron, a Reporter at Heart 2012-06-28T13:10:02Z But suddenly it looks more like Desperate Housewives, a phrase away from full-on catty. Trierweiler’s Anti-Royal Tweet 2012-06-12T16:58:00Z She drops her voice to mimic the catty whispers: "'She doesn't know what she's talking about, silly woman, she must have been poorly advised.'" Christine Lagarde: can the head of the IMF save the euro? 2012-05-25T19:00:01Z So let’s get catty — who in the world of glittering New York today does Amanda remind us of? City Room: Big City Book Club: Discussing Dawn Powell With Candace Bushnell 2012-02-21T15:52:46Z As for Mrs. Clinton, if you want the truth, she once gave me a snub, and I feel catty about her; so you needn't take any notice of what I say. The Eldest Son 2012-01-24T03:00:28.780Z But the anecdote ricocheted around the catty movie business, giving visual reinforcement to a judgment that most power players had already made: she’s not one of us. The Downfall of M T Carney, Disney?s Marketing Manager 2012-01-08T22:50:06Z "Isn't that a rather catty remark for a man to make?" What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z Of course, if you don’t click over to Bad Haven, you’ll miss Moore’s catty dismissal of 300 and Sin City, which would be a shame. Alan Moore Ripostes Frank Miller Regarding 'Occupy' 2011-12-06T03:03:43Z They involved the same scientists and many of the same issues, and some of them carried a similar tone: catty remarks by the scientists, often about papers written by others in the field. New Trove of Stolen E-Mails From Climate Scientists Is Released 2011-11-23T02:29:03Z Any skirmish in a women's organization is referred to women and their catty ways. Life's Minor Collisions 2011-11-03T02:00:17.547Z At best, they make the editor's decision harder; at worst, the catty ones can start a feud. Rookie review 2011-10-12T17:20:45.607Z The book and tapes, on the other hand, reveal a catty, sometimes caustic, politically curious first lady who had strong views about everyone around her. Jacqueline Kennedy book, ?Historic Conversations,? reveals woman with strong views, political candor 2011-09-15T02:19:44Z “No, I’m talking about how you stooped to a condescending, catty low Thursday in talking about another woman,” Balog wrote. SC?s 1st female governor calls reporter ?little girl? over story questioning spending abroad 2011-09-09T22:45:16Z “Even that might be interesting if there were not such a lot of cross, catty women about,” I thought, and was indiscreet enough to say something of the kind. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z No"—her voice was very low and purring—"I wasn't in the least catty then. The Tigress 2011-08-30T02:00:39.657Z “I know what you are thinking about—of course I said they were interesting, but I never did like the woman much—she was too catty for me.” Molly Brown's College Friends 2011-07-16T02:00:15.700Z What, even that girl who makes catty speeches. Molly Brown's Freshman Days 2011-07-12T02:00:31.110Z I'm sorry, Bel, I was so catty just now. Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel 2011-06-19T02:00:18.633Z She had read of the theory that women are "catty" to their own sex; smilingly she disbelieved it. The Disturbing Charm 2011-06-17T02:00:21.077Z In the opening pages, Tommi walks past a group of fellow riders in the catty Westchester horse show circuit, who stare at her in riveted recognition. Book by Mayor?s Daughter Is Fiction, With Tell-All References 2011-05-31T16:33:07Z After hearing a catty barb unleashed moments later by one character, Cohen homes in on the problem: Cast member and countess-by-marriage Luann de Lesseps, he says, "has to be more offended!" It's Andy Cohen's Reality at Bravo 2011-04-07T21:00:00Z "I discussed it with my boss - a catty woman who said 'Who do you think you are - JP Morgan?' and I have been JC ever since," Ms Davies explains. Quitting Wall Street 2011-03-13T16:23:14Z It seemed rather catty of the women to make fun of the Dingleys behind their back and at the same time accept their hospitality. My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life 2011-01-03T03:01:07.697Z Julia, if you were naturally a catty sort of woman——" "Don't interrupt, George. The Tower of Oblivion 2010-12-20T17:11:53.787Z In fact, the catty nature of many of the cables — comparing and to Batman and Robin, for example — reminds one of high school, and the perils of oversharing. Link By Link: WikiLeaks, Facebook and the Perils of Oversharing 2010-12-06T03:17:00Z “It’s been how many years?” she joked in the interview, referring to a courtship so long it earned her the catty tabloid nickname Waity Katie. William and Kate: A Fairy Tale, Ending Unknown 2010-11-20T21:00:00Z Male athletes, by contrast, are much more catty. Sports of The Times: The Best of Rivals and Best of Friends, Then and Always 2010-08-29T22:35:00Z Carlson, who says he has withheld many "catty" personal comments, calls the out-of-context charge "a red herring designed to draw attention away from the fact that they were coordinating on behalf of Barack Obama." Getting the message on Journolist's controversial postings 2010-07-23T04:00:00Z One catty makes about 10 portions of shark’s fin soup. Green Column: Environmental Cost of Shark Finning Is Getting Attention in Hong Kong 2010-06-21T02:19:00Z When a woman says it, it would be viewed as catty.” Political Memo: An Early Campaign Gaffe Makes a Non-Issue Big 2010-06-11T04:21:00Z "Then we can have five minutes to ourselves," Camilla scribbled, "and I shall feel fortified to meet all the catty things Violet means to say!" Capricious Caroline At first he could make out nothing in the dimly lit interior; but the fetid, catty odor was enough to convince him that he had found the leopards’ den. Into the Primitive "You can say the most catty things when you try," she began, but finished with a low groan and sat with her eyes fixed on a pattern in the worn rug by the bed. The Cottage of Delight A Novel Their toil was soon rewarded, and "several tens of thousand catties' weight of food" were discovered. The Life of Yakoob Beg Athalik Ghazi, and Badaulet; Ameer of Kashgar There was something "catty" and taunting about the voice. The Social Gangster "Well, I'm afraid it's got to be," said Lady Tanagra, smiling mischievously; "it's much better that they should meet at the Quadrant than at Galvin House, where you say everybody is so catty." Patricia Brent, Spinster "Miss Kitty is probably a cute enough name when you're young," the catty woman was saying. A Woman's Place You may call that catty, but I don't. The Cottage of Delight A Novel As a catty weighs 1¾ lb., this was no slight supply for an army of men which was probably under 10,000 strong. The Life of Yakoob Beg Athalik Ghazi, and Badaulet; Ameer of Kashgar It is regarded as an inelegant word, diagonal and diagonally being preferred: though it is probable that this opinion has been caused by the abominable pronunciations catty and kitty cornered. Every-Day Errors of Speech Some drink a catty and a half a day. James Gilmour of Mongolia His diaries, letters, and reports No, Undine is voluble, vulgar, and "catty," but she isn't wicked. Ivory Apes and Peacocks So I told about leaving the message for you, pretending to've written a great deal more—twisting the knife all I knew how, and being thoroughly catty. Wings of the Wind Men can be catty, too––tom-catty, yet contemptibly feline when they are not on their good behavior. The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards "Don't get catty, dear," says the wife, still featurin' that million dollar smile. Alex the Great The Grand-duchess, who can be as catty as they make 'em, had her secretary sit behind a screen to take stenographic notes. Secret Memoirs: The Story of Louise, Crown Princess He, Maurice, was a cat, and he meant to taste fully all catty pleasures, from milk to mice. The Magic World There are, roughly speaking, three qualities of nests, sufficiently described by their names—white, red, and black—the best quality of each fetching, at Sandakan, per catty of 11⁄3 lbs., British Borneo Sketches of Brunai, Sarawak, Labuan, and North Borneo The average load is seventy or eighty catties, a catty equalling about one pound and a quarter. A Wayfarer in China Impressions of a trip across West China and Mongolia Who made it a regular rule, in their transactions with the native dealer, to get 130 catties of pepper to the pecul, thus cheating him of thirty per cent, of his property? Trade and Travel in the Far East or Recollections of twenty-one years passed in Java, Singapore, Australia and China. If they are perfect, 72 of them go to a catty, or 1¾ pounds. Letters on the Nicobar islands, their natural productions, and the manners, customs, and superstitions of the natives with an account of an attempt made by the Church of the United Brethren, to convert them to Christianity "I'd marry anything that would give me a rose-garden!" reiterated the Liberry Teacher passionately to the Destinies, who are rather catty ladies, and apt to catch up unguarded remarks you make. The Rose-Garden Husband My ambition in life is to be catty to the Newport set after I've married an English diplomat with a divine mustache. The Trail of the Hawk A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life It is estimated that the cost to the manufacturers, exclusive of packing, is about thirty-two cash a catty, somewhat less than a cent and a half gold the pound. A Wayfarer in China Impressions of a trip across West China and Mongolia Tea is packed in one or two or more catty boxes, hence most likely our word tea-caddy. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. I have weighed the beef; there is half a catty too little. A Manual of the Malay language With an Introductory Sketch of the Sanskrit Element in Malay I have also had good success by building a bright fire on the bank and fishing a spring-hole by the light—a mode of fishing especially successful with catties and perch. Woodcraft I never heard you at all, you came so catty. The Lilac Lady I'm not sure whether I'm a bit catty or you're a bit stupid. Masters of Space "Mark, dear," she said, smiling cattily over his head at her sister. The Best British Short Stories of 1922 What is the price of Bengal potatoes by the catty?— A Manual of the Malay language With an Introductory Sketch of the Sanskrit Element in Malay I have enjoyed myself hugely catching catties on a dark night from a skiff with a hand-line. Woodcraft Pan looked grieved but remembered—it was such a good nap he had!—that when cats have trouble they are apt to be "catty." The Book of the Cat And a girl, she added cattily, whose father represented the Pluly Lines did have some slight reason for confidence.... Legacy In China a “catty” or one pound and a quarter English, of the best nests, sells at about 9 pounds sterling. In the Eastern Seas There’s a nasty, catty, foxy look about him.” The Ocean Cat's Paw The Story of a Strange Cruise It will prove more successful on perch, catties, chubs, etc., than on trout, however. Woodcraft It's downright catty the way they purr and rub around to your face, and then show their spiteful little claws when your back is turned. The Little Colonel: Maid of Honor You don't know how catty I can feel sometimes. A Mating in the Wilds Don't bore him with your fight with the grocer or the catty things Mrs. X said at bridge or afternoon tea. The Good Housekeeping Marriage Book She would—— Oh, I don't mean to be catty. A Soldier of the Legion I would almost have preferred her to be catty. Set in Silver I've cared to be straight and broad-minded and all that because I naturally object to sneaks and catty people—not for much other reason. August First When of superior quality it sells for two thousand dollars, and I have been assured that some small choice samples have produced upwards of thirty dollars per catty.* The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants But indeed I did not intend to be catty! The Judge It wasn't necessary to explain things to The Author, because a portion of his brain is purely and cattily feminine. A Woman Named Smith And yet—well, the truth is, I'm afraid of being catty, but I can't help putting Mrs. Senter's headache and my disturbed papers together in my mind. Set in Silver But there was the catty thing she had said about being kissed again by her admirers. The Rustlers of Pecos County Because some people we know have been downright catty about her. The Real Adventure In 1823, many of the chests of Patna lost five catties from this cause, and to this day we have the same thing continuing to occur. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. If the smile had been less cordial Miss Child might have conceived the catty idea that the magnificent ruby-velvet hooded evening cloak had been put on to impress the humble new acquaintance. Winnie Childs The Shop Girl She did, however, show a rather catty look in her eyes, and her voice was tinged faintly with malice. The Lonesome Trail and Other Stories Because Ford was pounced upon by a lot of men—sixteen, Chester told me—" "I suppose he counted the dead after the battle, and told Ches truthfully—" "Phenie, that sounds catty! The Uphill Climb Charlie calls them the "lil' catties," and declares that the two small animals consumed three shillings and ninepence worth of meat in a week. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 102, June, 1876 But because she did not want people to refer to her as catty behind her back, some sharing of her honors was inescapable. V. V.'s Eyes Its body was cut up, and there were several people waiting to buy it at forty cash the catty. Across China on Foot You do the pleasant greeting, I'll put over the catty stuff. Revelations of a Wife The Story of a Honeymoon "So do I you," Nick was glad to reply with truth; and his heart warmed to the wisp of a woman to whom Miss Dene had been catty and Mrs. May kind. The Port of Adventure Oftentimes, I ween, does speech accomplish at need what prowess could hardly catty through, smoothing the path in manner befitting. The Argonautica The spouse of the marquis of Chin Hsiang comes next, with no more than twenty catties a day. Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books "For two large, sedan chairs," he said, "four small sedan chairs and four carriages, are needed in all so many large and small tassels, each tassel requiring so many catties of beads and thread." Hung Lou Meng, Book I Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books "But not to the extent of making sketches and notes, Mr. Mortlake?" inquired Peggy sweetly—"cattily," she said it was, afterward. The Girl Aviators' Sky Cruise I did not know I could be so catty," she told her reflection, "but I don't care. Up the Hill and Over So he contrived, rather cleverly, to steal about a hundred catties of Fuh-kien hemp. Dragon's blood "Well, in that case," responded dowager lady Chia, "let us fix upon five catties a day, and every month come and receive payment of the whole lump sum!" Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books The last thing Si'Wren heard from them was a sudden chorus of more of that awful, catty, girlish laughter. Si'Wren of the Patriarchs The other three, including Mrs. Pennycook, Donna knew for that detestable type of womankind best known and described as "catty." The Long Chance Him ve'y bad girl," he said; "him make dead for catty. Little Sister Snow "If you were a woman, that would be called catty." The Motormaniacs Exclusive of offerings of scented candles, several catties of scented oil can be added, each day, to keep the lantern of the Great Sea alight. Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books This herd of forty cows one of which was an albino, was giving an average of but 200 catty of milk per day, or at the rate of six and two-thirds pounds per head! Farmers of Forty Centuries; Or, Permanent Agriculture in China, Korea, and Japan All British colonies in Continental cities are catty, my dear Dorise. Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo "I wish I had a dollar bill for every time I've met up with that combination, one simple, devoted, self-sacrificing, the other selfish, calculating, catty." Angel Island The other ladies felt that Mrs. Mason was very catty. Five Thousand an Hour : how Johnny Gamble won the heiress All you're good for is to work the small abacus, to divide a catty and to fraction an ounce, so finicking are you! Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books The usual cost of salt is said to vary between one and a half and four cash per catty. Farmers of Forty Centuries; Or, Permanent Agriculture in China, Korea, and Japan She laughed—quite cattily, Parker!—and said, 'Oh, that's rather funny!' The Rich Mrs. Burgoyne Now, now, that remark must be catalogued as catty. The First Man When he had run round about them till they were wappit, he out wi' his catty and got one o' them on the lug. Huntingtower And in conning them over, one feels just as if one had an olive, weighing several thousands of catties, in one's mouth, so much relish does one derive from them. Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books He was cutting bamboos with a catty or kind of bill-hook, when one of these animals descended from a tree just above him and immediately attacked him. The Rifle and the Hound in Ceylon "An' I'm catty all over," said McTurk, "though I washed twice." Stalky & Co. "A nasty, gossipy, catty hole, that Grass Valley!" To the Last Man The first volley—stones from our hands and our catties—halted them, and before they could recover three of us had got hold o' burnin' sticks frae the fire and were lammin' into them. Huntingtower |
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