bitchy

American  

[bich-ee] / ˈbɪtʃ i /

adjective

Slang.

• bitchier,
  comparative
• bitchiest
  superlative

1. characteristic of a bitch; spiteful; malicious.

   Synonyms:

   invidious, malevolent, vicious, mean, hateful

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bitchy British  

/ ˈbɪtʃɪ /

adjective

1. informal characteristic of or behaving like a bitch; malicious; snide

   a bitchy put-down

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• bitchiness
  noun
• bitchily
  adverb

Inflected Forms

Adjectives

• bitchier
  comparative
• bitchiest
  superlative

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Etymology

Origin of bitchy

First recorded in 1925–30; bitch + -y ¹

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

bitchy bitchiest

And Leighton, the appeal of playing the bitchy New Yorker, so make my "Gossip Girl" dreams come true.

From Salon ● Dec. 1, 2022

It’s a buddy comedy for people who’ve seen every buddy comedy, a noir for Raymond Chandler aficionados, a slightly bitchy love letter to Hollywood, and a career-best performance from Kilmer.

From The Verge ● Nov. 27, 2019

There have been representations of powerful women who are shown as bitchy, like armor.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2018

Paulson plays the prosecutor Marcia Clark in a performance so sympathetic she completely upends the widely held conception of Clark as a brittle and bitchy public figure who lost her case through hubris.

From Slate ● Jan. 29, 2016

“She’s not gossipy at all, not bitchy and just really nice, though I know that’s not exciting to hear,” said Robert Janjigian, fashion editor and society reporter for The Palm Beach Daily News.

From New York Times ● Sep. 30, 2015

Lord Byron waxed bitchiest when he defined it as "the advantage of being known by people of whom you yourself know nothing, and for whom you care as little."

From Salon ● May 6, 2021

A female character in a novel is never seen in the flesh and, except in the bitchiest roman à clef, her creation degraded no one.

From Slate ● Feb. 1, 2013

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