"bitey" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From bite + -y (suffix forming adjectives). Compare West Frisian bitsich (“snappy”), Saterland Frisian bieterg (“snappish”), German Low German bittsig (“snappy”), German bissig (“snappy, snappish”).",
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      "form": "bitier",
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      "form": "bitiest",
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          "ref": "2005, Tom Widdicombe, Be with Your Horse: Getting to the Heart of Horsemanship:",
          "text": "So when someone tells you their little trick for dealing with a bitey horse, just remember that that is what it is — a little trick.",
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          "ref": "2006, Sean Dooley, The Big Twitch: One Man, One Continent, a Race Against Time:",
          "text": "It has all the beauty of an idyllic tropical island without any of the nasty, bitey stuff.",
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        "Inclined to bite."
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        "(informal) Inclined to bite."
      ],
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      "glosses": [
        "Having a sharp or spicy flavor."
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      "ipa": "/ˈbaɪti/"
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        "An animal that bites or stings."
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  "etymology_text": "From bite + -y (suffix forming adjectives). Compare West Frisian bitsich (“snappy”), Saterland Frisian bieterg (“snappish”), German Low German bittsig (“snappy”), German bissig (“snappy, snappish”).",
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    {
      "form": "bitier",
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    },
    {
      "form": "bitiest",
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        "superlative"
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        "Inclined to bite."
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        "(informal) Inclined to bite."
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        "Having a sharp or spicy flavor."
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