What does "bitchy" mean?

Diminutive of bitch (“a female dog”).

What is a synonym for "bitchy"?

Common synonyms include: abusive, back-biting, baleful, bearish, belittling, bitchlike.

//ˈbɪt͡ʃi// adj, noun, slang

adj, noun, slang ·Common ·High school level

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.”"

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; […]"