Resembling a cat in appearance, action, or character, especially by moving gracefully or stealthily.
‘Marianne crossed the room with her usual catlike grace’
‘One of them has feathered wings, another a catlike appearance complete with a triangular nose and furry black tail, three have webbed fingers and gold, slitted eyes.’
‘He sometimes has the hip-shake, but never that lovely, slinky, catlike sexual menace we see here, that seductive creep.’
‘Why is it that excessive plastic surgery always makes the victim appear catlike?’
‘She nimbly dodged the falling rocks with catlike grace.’
‘The boy approached him with the same swift catlike grace of a jaguar on the hunt.’
‘Though their sleek torsos and short, limber legs may seem catlike, civet cats aren't really felines.’
‘He breathed deeply before springing, catlike and graceful.’
‘Its muzzle and ears were catlike and it slunk down the street with feline grace and fluidity.’
‘She claims the kitten is just like her previous one, saying it loves water and jumped right into her bath, not very catlike.’
‘She has a catlike face with high, wide cheekbones, slanted brown eyes and full lips drawn around a small mouth.’
‘Amanda Barrett describes her months on the plains with the elusive caracal - the sleekest, most elegant and most catlike cat of all.’
‘Thereafter, she begins to exhibit catlike abilities, and chooses to use these for the good of mankind, revenge, and stealing a few trinkets.’
‘Lisa slipped catlike from the car, removing her jacket.’
‘The light from the cigarette made his eyes glow in an eerie, unsettling fashion, causing the pupils to glow a strange, catlike yellow.’
‘‘I don't know what you see in me,’ Helena says, stretching lazy and catlike on her warm bed beside him.’
‘He landed catlike on the lawn, making no sound at all.’
‘Female heads turn to follow your every catlike move.’
‘It was also home to animals that preyed on lemurs, among them the large, catlike fossa, which I was to encounter many times.’
‘I looked from one intently interested catlike face to another, suddenly embarrassed about how the confession would sound to them.’
‘He just stared into me with those turquoise, catlike eyes of his.’
catlike, leonine
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