catlike

[ kat-lahyk ]

/ ˈkætˌlaɪk /

resembling or typical of a cat: catlike eyes.

swift and graceful.

stealthy and noiseless: The scouts crept up on their quarry with catlike tread.

Origin of catlike

First recorded in 1590–1600; cat + -like

So, like real pumas, the women who waited to see are just tiptoeing away, catlike, from the battle.

White Women Dump the Dems |Linda Hirshman |September 27, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Alfred took his partner delicately; they made just two catlike steps forward, and melted into the old-fashioned waltz.

Hard Cash |Charles Reade
He walked softly, with catlike tread, along by the wall to where the thick curtains shut out the inner apartment.

The Double Four |E. Phillips Oppenheim
He softly left the dining-room and crept with catlike steps upstairs.

The School Queens |L. T. Meade

Calista thought, her prominent hazel eyes following in rather a catlike fashion.

Shapes that Haunt the Dusk |Various
That catlike agility with which she wound among the rocks, hardly impaired her speed as she swerved.

Way of the Lawless |Max Brand