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Bitchy
//ˈbɪt͡ʃi// adj, noun, slang
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Spiteful or malevolent; catty; malicious; unpleasant. colloquial
"What she said—and what she did—was really bitchy."
- 2 Irritable. colloquial
"He’s really bitchy in the morning."
- 3 Resembling or characteristic of a female dog. archaic, informal, rare
"Greyhounds (dogs 4, bitches 2): All moderate; the small bitchy-looking Speculation was placed 1st in dogs, and Kate, by Cauld Kail—Graceful, was 1st in bitches, the former taking cup for best in both classes; […]"
Adjective
- 1 marked by or arising from malice wordnet
Noun
- 1 Diminutive of bitch (“a female dog”). archaic, colloquial, diminutive, form-of, rare
"He was ſtretched upon a ſopha—with boots on—a terrier lay on one ſide of him, and he occaſionally embraced a large hound, which licked his face and hands, while he thus addreſſed it.—“Oh! thou dear bitchy—thou beautiful bitchy—damme, if I don’t love thee better than my mother or my ſiſters.”"
Etymology
Etymology 1
From bitch + -y (adjectival suffix).
Etymology 2
From bitch + -y (diminutive suffix).
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