From cat + -like.

catlike

1. Resembling a cat; feline.
2. Nimble, quick, graceful.
3. Slow, deliberate, quiet and stealthy.
   • 1879, W. S. Gilbert, The Pirates of Penzance, Act II:

     With cat-like tread,
       Upon our prey we steal;
     In silence dread,
       Our cautious way we feel.

• (resembling a cat) catty, feline,
• (nimble and quick) agile, light-footed
• (quiet and stealthy) slinky, sneaky; see also Thesaurus:covert
• catly

• French: félin
• German: katzenhaft
• Italian: felino, gattesco
• Spanish: gatuno