"bitey" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈbaɪti/, [ˈbaɪ̯ɾi] [General-American] Forms: bitier [comparative], bitiest [superlative]
Etymology: From bite + -y. Compare West Frisian bitsich (“snappy”), Saterland Frisian bieterg (“snappish”), German Low German bittsig (“snappy”), German bissig (“snappy, snappish”). Etymology templates: {{suf|en|bite|y|id2=adjectival}} bite + -y, {{cog|fy|bitsich|t=snappy}} West Frisian bitsich (“snappy”), {{cog|stq|bieterg|t=snappish}} Saterland Frisian bieterg (“snappish”), {{cog|nds-de|bittsig|t=snappy}} German Low German bittsig (“snappy”), {{cog|de|bissig|t=snappy, snappish}} German bissig (“snappy, snappish”) Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} bitey (comparative bitier, superlative bitiest)
  1. (informal) Inclined to bite. Tags: informal Derived forms: biteyness

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for bitey meaning in English (2.2kB)

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