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
Newsom has also taken his happy-if-bitchy-warrior act into hostile territory by appearing on MAGA podcasts.
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Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
To invoke another iconic TV doctor from the same network, Martin’s like a less gleefully bitchy Dr. House, a parallel that extends to his penchant for solving diagnostic mysteries like the source of a seemingly foodborne illness.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 4 Jan. 2026
George is a master of bitchy one-liners.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2025
Really, the show is here to serve fierce looks, bitchy one-liners and big juicy moments, with severely mixed results.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
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Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
To invoke another iconic TV doctor from the same network, Martin’s like a less gleefully bitchy Dr. House, a parallel that extends to his penchant for solving diagnostic mysteries like the source of a seemingly foodborne illness.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 4 Jan. 2026
George is a master of bitchy one-liners.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2025
Really, the show is here to serve fierce looks, bitchy one-liners and big juicy moments, with severely mixed results.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bitchy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bitchy
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The lawsuit claims 10 violations of state and federal law, including retaliation, unlawful arrest, unlawful seizure, malicious prosecution and conspiracy and seeks an unspecified amount of money for damages.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
16 Apr. 2026
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This, proponents said, would flag cases where parents might be removing children from school for malicious reasons while sparing those who have done nothing wrong.—
Theo Peck-Suzuki,
Hartford Courant,
15 Apr. 2026
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Dahl’s books are fanciful and imaginative, but also dark, cynical, and mean (and, unfortunately, often reflected his real-life ugliness), spinning stories in which gruesome and unpleasant fates befell rotten kids, and adults were frequently selfish, cruel, and not to be trusted.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2026
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Violating that trust is both cruel and unlawful.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Inexplicable, loud, kinetic, vicious.—
Caroline Mimbs Nyce,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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That is, until the union starts not-so-quietly exploding during a vicious screaming match at their home following a fundraising event.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
17 Apr. 2026
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While Kirk was praised by conservatives as a champion of free speech, he was also criticized for comments that many other Americans found hateful toward LGBTQ+ communities, non-Christians, people of color and women.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Sheikali's case In March 2025, Sheikali's phone flooded with hateful messages.—
Mikayla Price,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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This was the old Magic — the nasty, physical, suffocating defensive team that made every possession feel like work.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 Apr. 2026
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From there, the beef between the two couples runs the gamut from faux-gentile to downright nasty.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
17 Apr. 2026
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The combination of a shaky bullpen and even worse infield defense harmed the Twins multiple times during the team’s current four-game losing streak.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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To be unreasonable is to be a bad survivalist.—
Nikhil Krishnan,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Benedict Cumberbatch stars as Phil, a spiteful rancher who torments his brother's (Jesse Plemons) new wife (Kirsten Dunst) and her sensitive teenage son, Peter (Kodi Smit-McPhee), against the backdrop of 1920s Montana.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Apr. 2026
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That the spiteful man sees only as far as the spiteful man can, and that can produce a work of art that is successful, but maybe not ultimately great.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Bitchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bitchy. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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