You know how catty Mary is—almost as catty as Gloria—well, she told me something about you that really shocked me.How can anybody be so catty?
catty
adjective
1
sly, spiteful, mean-spirited UK, 1886.
2
nimble and sure-footed in a cat-like manner. Lumberjacks' use CANADA, 1984
catty-corner
Positioned diagonally from someone or something. This phrase can be used as an adverb and an adjective. Primarily heard in US. No, you know Mr. Lewis—his house is catty-corner to ours.
cattywampus
1. Crooked or out of alignment; askew. Your tie is all cattywampus. Here, let me fix it for you.
2. Situated diagonally from someone or something else. No, you know Mr. Jones—his house is cattywampus to ours.
dead-catty
mod. with only a slight bounce. (See the explanation at deadcat bounce. Securities markets.) We expected the stock to go up a lot today, but the increase was no better than dead-catty.