ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Catwise

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adverb

Quick meaning: Catwise is an adverb meaning In the manner of a cat.

Meaning

In the manner of a cat.

Example Sentences

Every cat is necessarily such that its parts are arranged catwise.
In a happier mood, had he not been driven by hunger, he might have played with it, catwise, when it was dead, tossing it up and pretending that it was alive.
Turning with an effort from the sad cat, Amy Parker looked through the fog of the window and saw her neighbour elongate herself catwise round the corner of a shed.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include dogwise, catoptrically, rabbitwise, felinely, birdwise, cataphatically.

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