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bitchy

[ bich-ee ]
/ ˈbɪtʃ i /
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adjective, bitch·i·er, bitch·i·est.Slang.
characteristic of a bitch; spiteful; malicious.
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Origin of bitchy

First recorded in 1925–30; bitch + -y1

OTHER WORDS FROM bitchy

bitch·i·ly, adverbbitch·i·ness, noun
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Words related to bitchy

bad-tempered, cattish, catty, despiteful, hateful, malevolent, malicious, malignant, mean, nasty, overbearing, venomous, vicious, vindictive, wicked

British Dictionary definitions for bitchy

bitchy
/ (ˈbɪtʃɪ) /
adjective bitchier or bitchiest
informal characteristic of or behaving like a bitch; malicious; snidea bitchy put-down

Derived forms of bitchy

bitchily, adverbbitchiness, noun
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