witchy

Examples

• All

• How witchy was that?

  Bewitched (2005)

• She was feeling witchy after a long day at work, snapping at everyone around her.

• His witchy comments during the meeting made the atmosphere quite uncomfortable.

• Don't be so witchy when I try to offer you help; we can solve this together.

Synonyms

B

bitchy

vswitchy

• Offensive

34 8.1

Saying or doing mean things that hurt people in small ways

is broader, showing general ill temper rather than only petty remarks

S

surly

vswitchy

24 7.2

A person who is unfriendly and often angry in a rough or threatening way

involves malice and spite rather than just unfriendly anger

C

churlish

vswitchy

• Formal

5 8.5

Rude and unkind in a way that upsets people

contains active spite or malice beyond general rudeness or surliness

C

curmudgeonly

vswitchy

3 9.5

Often bad-tempered and easily annoyed, like a grumpy older person

is actively spiteful and malicious rather than merely grumpy or cranky

W

waspish

vswitchy

1 8.1

Easily annoyed and quick to speak sharply

expresses active malice and spite rather than brief irritation

V

venomous-tongued

vswitchy

• Literature

9.4

Saying harsh, mean things that hurt people

is broader, covering bad temper in behaviour as well as speech

W

waspy

vswitchy

8.8

Quick to speak in a rude or angry way that hurts others

is more broadly malicious and ill tempered rather than merely irritable

C

currish

vswitchy

• Offensive

9.9

Being mean and cowardly toward other people

focuses on spiteful or malicious speech rather than lowly character traits

Antonyms

K

kind

534 1.0

Being helpful and caring toward other people

P

pleasant

314 1.0

Giving a gentle feeling of enjoyment

How Spiteful

vengeful

37 6.9

malevolent

22 8.0

malicious

89 5.8

witchy

• Offensive

1 7.7

mean

699 2.2

petty

97 3.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology