bitchy

bitch·y

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bich-ee]
- /ˈbɪtʃ i/
- /ˈbɪtʃ.i/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bich-ee]
- /ˈbɪtʃ i/

Definitions of bitchy word

adjective bitchy If someone is being bitchy or is making bitchy remarks, they are saying unkind things about someone. 3
adjective bitchy characteristic of or behaving like a bitch; malicious; snide 3
adjective bitchy bad-tempered or malicious 3
adjective bitchy characteristic of a bitch; spiteful; malicious. 1
adjective bitchy (derogatory, vulgar) spiteful or malevolent; catty; malicious; unpleasant. 0
adjective bitchy (derogatory, vulgar) irritable. 0

See all 6 definitions of bitchy

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Origin of bitchy

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

First recorded in 1925-30; bitch + -y1

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Parts of speech for Bitchy

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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bitchy popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for bitchy

adj bitchy

bad-tempered — Someone who is bad-tempered is not very cheerful and gets angry easily.
catty — If someone, especially a woman or girl, is being catty, they are being unpleasant and unkind.
despiteful — spiteful; malicious
hateful — arousing hate or deserving to be hated: the hateful oppression of dictators.
malevolent — wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious: His failures made him malevolent toward those who were successful.

All 15 Synonyms of bitchy