bitey

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
美 [ˈbaɪ̯ɾi]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An animal that bites or stings. Australia
形容词 adj.
  1. Inclined to bite. informal
    — 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.
  2. Having a sharp or spicy flavor.

词形变化

bitier comparative bitiest superlative biteys plural

词汇关系

衍生词
biteyness bitey thing

词源

词源 1
From bite + -y (suffix forming adjectives). Compare West Frisian bitsich (“snappy”), Saterland Frisian bieterg (“snappish”), German Low German bittsig (“snappy”), German bissig (“snappy, snappish”).
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰéydt
Proto-Germanic *bītaną
Proto-West Germanic *bītan
Old English bītan
Middle English biten
English bite
English -y
English bitey
From bite + -y (suffix forming nouns).
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