as in malicious
having or showing a desire to cause someone pain or suffering for the sheer enjoyment of it
a bitchy and vindictive boss who has punished workers who have had the gall to question the company's policies
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Recent Examples of bitchy
Jarvis was the great U.K. songwriter of his generation, flashing his bitchy wit like a mix of David Bowie and Lady Bracknell.
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2024
However, the finale wasn’t all bitchy bobs and power suits (Einbinder’s immaculate armor for her final big boss moment).
—Meredith Woerner, Variety, 9 Aug. 2024
The more we, as women, assert ourselves, the more we get branded as difficult or bitchy.
—Max Gao, Variety, 16 July 2024
While a huge purse is all about practicality, the mini purse clearly values fashion over functionality and there’s something so bitchy about that.
—Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 24 June 2024
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2024
However, the finale wasn’t all bitchy bobs and power suits (Einbinder’s immaculate armor for her final big boss moment).
—Meredith Woerner, Variety, 9 Aug. 2024
The more we, as women, assert ourselves, the more we get branded as difficult or bitchy.
—Max Gao, Variety, 16 July 2024
While a huge purse is all about practicality, the mini purse clearly values fashion over functionality and there’s something so bitchy about that.
—Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 24 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for bitchy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bitchy
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Ultimately, the debate over the ability of malicious hackers to trigger a continent-wide blackout is moot and a distraction from the issue that really matters.—
Dan Goodin,
Ars Technica,
23 Jan. 2025
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Android users can also keep Google Play Protect enabled to scan for malicious code—even on sideloaded apps.—
Kate Irwin,
PCMAG,
22 Jan. 2025
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And having more thoughtful conversations doesn’t preclude the need sometimes to confront those who are needlessly cruel or organizations that benefit from such exploitation.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
18 Jan. 2025
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In recent months, the Justice Department and the state filed thousands of pages of new records in the lawsuit, including reports and sworn statements from pediatricians, scholars and others who describe Florida’s policies as archaic and cruel.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
17 Jan. 2025
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But Canadian model and actress Kat Pasion, whose credits include Altered Carbon, The Flash and Nancy Drew, appears in the ID series to help corroborate the vicious abuse and assaults that Ventura allegedly endured and chronicled in her landmark civil suit.—
Etan Vlessing,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Jan. 2025
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Combined with a vicious splitter, which is one of the best in the world right now, Sasaki has proved unstoppable at times.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN,
23 Jan. 2025
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Garvey’s legacy has been complicated, especially due to his sometimes hateful and violent rhetoric against Jews, white people, Catholics, and other groups.—
Brady Knox,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
19 Jan. 2025
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The settlement, announced by the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights, requires Rutgers to take a series of actions to combat discrimination on campus after 400 reports of hateful incidents on campus were filed between July 2023 and June 2024.—
Fox News Staff,
Fox News,
16 Jan. 2025
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The fight has been particularly nasty, with both sides trading harsh accusations against the other.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune Asia,
20 Jan. 2025
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First Lady Nancy Reagan was upset, thinking her husband was being too nasty.—
George Skelton,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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For better or worse, the author brand has become as integral to literary success as the writing itself.—
JD Barker,
Rolling Stone,
23 Jan. 2025
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In fact, consistently beating the S&P 500 — in good times and bad — has been difficult over recent years for individual stocks; for heavyweights in the Consumer Staples sector including PG, CL, and KMB, and even for the megacap stars GOOG, TSLA, and MSFT.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Iannucci may spin stories of spiteful people, but Iannucci the person is different.—
John Baldoni,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Share [Findings] Unaffiliated voters are growing more spiteful toward both Democrats and Republicans.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harper's Magazine,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Bitchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bitchy. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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