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bitey

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5 lettersPronunciation /ˈbaɪti/Part of speech adjectiveSorted beityStarts with BEnds with Y0 clues
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Definitions

  1. Having a tendency to bite aggressively

Word origin

From bite + -y (suffix forming adjectives). Compare West Frisian bitsich (“snappy”), Saterland Frisian bieterg (“snappish”), German Low German bittsig (“snappy”), German bissig (“snappy, snappish”).

Used in a sentence

  • 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.
  • It has all the beauty of an idyllic tropical island without any of the nasty, bitey stuff.

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