Catty
Catty adjective - Having or showing a desire to cause someone pain or suffering for the sheer enjoyment of it.
Usage example: a catty remark that served its only purpose: to make someone cry
Nasty
Nasty adjective - Having or showing a desire to cause someone pain or suffering for the sheer enjoyment of it.
Usage example: made nasty comments about how ugly she was
Catty is a synonym for nasty in bitchy topic. You can use "Catty" instead an adjective "Nasty". informal substitute
Nearby Word: nastily
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Gossipy Hens: All the nasty old ladies of the town who make catty gossip about Belinda, her baby, and her supposed relationship with the doctor.
Source: Film / Johnny Belinda - While they're not rich (if episode 6 is anything to go by, they're dirt poor), they have all the traits of this character; they take delight in tormenting the female lead Anri Sonohara, are catty and rude to everyone they meet, and are all around nasty and unlikable people.
Source: Alpha Bitch / Anime and Manga -
In the Secret Squirrel cartoon "Catty Corned" a particularly nasty dog does this to a scientist's cat whom he thought had swallowed some explosives, and the dog was trying to find ways to set off the explosives with Secret and Morocco thwarting his attempts.
Source: Chained to a Railway
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