cat-likeadj.adv.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: cat n.¹, -like suffix.

Etymology: < cat n.¹ + -like suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcat-like.

Like a cat, or that of a cat; esp. stealthy, noiseless of tread.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > stealthy movement > [adjective]

creepinga1400

slyc1440

prowling1546

stealing1574

sneaking1590

cat-footed1598

soft-footed1603

surrepent1608

cat-likea1616

stealthya1616

grassant1659

sliving1661

creep-mouse1766

secret1768

slinking1841

pussy-footed1893

undercreeping1893

pussyfooting1926

slinky1951

a1616 W. Shakespeare As you like It (1623) iv. iii. 116 A Lyonnesse..Lay cowching head on ground, with catlike watch.

1789 ‘P. Pindar’ Subj. for Painters 18 Hugging her husband in her cat-like clutches.

1836 W. Yarrell Hist. Brit. Fishes (1859) II. 384 A ferocious-looking, cat-like head.

1866 Cornhill Mag. Aug. 222 With stealthy, cat-like steps.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	cat-like
释义	cat-likeadj.adv. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: cat n.¹, -like suffix. Etymology: < cat n.¹ + -like suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcat-like. Like a cat, or that of a cat; esp. stealthy, noiseless of tread. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > stealthy movement > [adjective] creepinga1400 slyc1440 prowling1546 stealing1574 sneaking1590 cat-footed1598 soft-footed1603 surrepent1608 cat-likea1616 stealthya1616 grassant1659 sliving1661 creep-mouse1766 secret1768 slinking1841 pussy-footed1893 undercreeping1893 pussyfooting1926 slinky1951 a1616 W. Shakespeare As you like It (1623) iv. iii. 116 A Lyonnesse..Lay cowching head on ground, with catlike watch. 1789 ‘P. Pindar’ Subj. for Painters 18 Hugging her husband in her cat-like clutches. 1836 W. Yarrell Hist. Brit. Fishes (1859) II. 384 A ferocious-looking, cat-like head. 1866 Cornhill Mag. Aug. 222 With stealthy, cat-like steps. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.adv.a1616
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