bitchy.
Spiteful or malevolent; catty; malicious; unpleasant.
Meaning & usage
Spiteful or malevolent; catty; malicious; unpleasant.
What she said—and what she did—was really bitchy.
Irritable.
He’s really bitchy in the morning.
Resembling or characteristic of a female dog.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-der. Proto-Germanic *bikjanąder. Proto-Germanic *bikjǭ Proto-West Germanic *bikkjā Old English biċċe Middle English bicche English bitch Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English bitchy From bitch + -y (adjectival suffix).
Diminutive of bitch (“a female dog”).
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-der. Proto-Germanic *bikjanąder. Proto-Germanic *bikjǭ Proto-West Germanic *bikkjā Old English biċċe Middle English bicche English bitch Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English bitchy From bitch + -y (diminutive suffix).
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