What does "bitchly" mean?

Of, like, or befitting a bitch (all senses); bitchlike

Bitchly

adj, adv

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Adjective

1
Of, like, or befitting a bitch (all senses); bitchlike
""What a dirty black-hearted bitchly bastard you are," he said bitterly, and sat down in one of the cane-bottomed chairs."

Adverb

1
In a manner befitting a bitch
"I wanted to get up and lift her onto the recliner. I wanted to help her get comfortable, perhaps cover her legs with a light blanket. But she was determined, bitchly so, to do most everything herself."

""What a dirty black-hearted bitchly bastard you are," he said bitterly, and sat down in one of the cane-bottomed chairs."

Etymology 1

From bitch + -ly (adjectival suffix).

Etymology 2

From bitch + -ly (adverbial suffix).

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