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catlike

[kat-lahyk] / ˈkætˌlaɪk /
ADJECTIVE
like a cat
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Here, the imagery flickers between the mortal world and more forbidden realms — ghostly knights, ships, catlike creatures.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2024

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

In the late afternoon Wenamon came into the shop and glided in his chilling, catlike way toward the statue base Gebu was measuring.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw




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