bitched
/bɪt͡ʃt/
bitched is the simple past and past participle of bitch.
Adjective
bitched (comparative more bitched, superlative most bitched)
- Wretched; vile; accursed; damned
- Such is the whelping of the bitched bones two: Perjury, anger, cheating, homicide.1934, Geoffrey Chaucer, John Urban Nicholson, Canterbury tales, rendered into modern English, page 302
- Causing difficulty; nasty; unpleasant; problematic; (intensifier) damned, bloody
- A Sussex villager told his friends that Elizabeth Best was a 'bitched whore', and offered a shilling to anyone who would drive his cart to her door and say, 'Dame, here is a cart load of whores'.2004, Bernard Capp, When Gossips Meet
- For example, she fought a bitched battle with the Condorloser, although she, the Boxer, was eventually vanquished.2005, Sean Barry, John Barry, What A Zoo!
Meaning of bitch
Verb
bitch (third-person singular simple present bitches, present participle bitching, simple past and past participle bitched)
- To behave or act as a bitch; especially, to complain excessively.
- Synonyms:
- bitch and moan
- To complain or criticize spitefully, often for the sake of complaining rather than in order to have the problem corrected.
- All you ever do is bitch about the food I cook for you!
- Synonyms:
- bitch and moan, snipe, bitch out, badmouth, slag off
- To spoil, to ruin.
- 'You're a Franco-maniac…You're thought to be a French agent…That's what's bitching your career!'1924, Ford Madox Ford, Some Do Not… (Parade's End), Penguin, published 2012, page 162
Forms of bitched
| comparative | more bitched |
|---|---|
| superlative | most bitched |
Origin of bitched
From bitch + -ed.
From Middle English bicched, equivalent to bitch + -ed.
Phrases with bitched
Words that rhyme with bitched
Questions about bitched
- What does bitched mean?
- Bitched means wretched; vile; accursed; damned.
- What is bitched the simple past and past participle of?
- Bitched is the simple past and past participle of bitch.
- What part of speech is bitched?
- Bitched is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce bitched?
- Bitched is pronounced /bɪt͡ʃt/.
Words near bitched in the dictionary
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