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catlike

[kat-lahyk] / ˈkætˌlaɪk /
ADJECTIVE
like a cat
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Time magazine described her as “moving about the stage with catlike grace, her rich, ringing voice zooming with ease through the high, precarious lines,” and as a “girl with veins of fire.”

From New York Times Apr. 5, 2024

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

From Slate Nov. 26, 2023

When he goes inside, he sees that it has been enveloped in darkness and taken over by evil, shadowy creatures that can resemble everything from blobs to catlike predators.

From Scientific American Oct. 20, 2023

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

From BBC May 4, 2023

He landed catlike on all fours as the hay cart upended in the roadside ditch, its buckled wheels spinning awkwardly.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques




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