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backstabbier

backstabbier is the comparative form of backstabby.

Meaning of backstabby

Adjective

backstabby (comparative backstabbier, superlative backstabbiest)

  1. (informal) characteristic of deceit and treachery
    • That would seem to be a recipe for constant tension but Dratch says that backstage at SNL is not a competitive backstabby kind of atmosphere.2000 February 18, Don Aucoin, “Live! From Lexington, It's Rachel Dratch”, in Boston Globe
    Synonyms:
    backstabbing

Questions about backstabbier

What is backstabbier the comparative form of?
Backstabbier is the comparative form of backstabby.

Words near backstabbier in the dictionary

  1. backstabbed
  2. backstabbee
  3. backstabbees
  4. backstabber
  5. backstabbers
  6. backstabbier
  7. backstabbiest
  8. backstabbing
  9. backstabbings
  10. backstabby
  11. backstabs

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Adapted from Wiktionary: backstabbier (page history and authors); backstabby (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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