Catty
WordNet
adjective
(1) Marked by or arising from malice
"A catty remark"
noun
(2) Any of various units of weight used in southeastern Asia (especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams)
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Synonyms
bitchy , cattish, malicious, nasty, snide, spitefulEtymology 2
From
From the Chinese 斤 (Mandarin: 'jin')
Noun
- A weight used in China, currently equal to 0.5 kg
- kan, a traditional unit of weight, in modern usage legally defined as 0.60478982 kilograms