bitey
1
9.2
- adjective
- /ˈbaɪti/
- Informal
- But then again, I think AF's approach is more sound-bitey than conceptual-analytic; there's no need to understand what a) you already are sure you understand anyway and what b) you have already defined as evil.
Examples
-
I had to outrun a bitey raccoon.
-
He was a little bitey this morning.
-
- Well, they were a bit bitey.
-
Come on, mate, you can have my bed tonight, this one's a bit bitey.
-
That opens the jaw, puts the little jaw out and does some bitey stuff and then puts it all back again.
-
And she's like this so bitey, so like toy that she might like to chew.
-
The dog was a bit bitey when it saw strangers approaching the yard.
-
If you're not careful, that bitey puppy might nip at your heels.
-
She warned him that her bitey cat didn't like being petted by unfamiliar people.
Antonyms
How Likely
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bitey comes from the common verb bite plus the ending -y, which makes a word mean 'full of' or 'likely to do something'. So bitey means 'likely to bite', which is why we use it for an animal or person who tends to bite.