Synonyms for bitchy
- adjective
Definitions
- adj. 1
Irritable.
He’s really bitchy in the morning.
- adj. 2
Spiteful or malevolent; catty; malicious; unpleasant.
What she said—and what she did—was really bitchy.
Related words
- Word family
- bitchiness bitchy-pants
- Phrases
- bitchy-pants
Example sentences
- caustic Our English teacher likes to make caustic comments.
- irritable Tom is usually a little irritable in the morning.
- cantankerous Dmitri has an unlikable and cantankerous personality.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| bitchy | rising | |
| caustic | falling | |
| cattish | steady | |
| irritable | rising | |
| cantankerous | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- catty2
- 6 letters
- gripey
- 7 letters
- caustic2, cattish
- 9 letters
- malicious3, irritable4, irascible4, splenetic, bitchlike
- 12 letters
- cantankerous4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (catty2 = 2 syllables).