bitey

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaɪti/
  • (General American) IPA^(key): [ˈbaɪ̯ɾi]

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

bitey (comparative bitier, superlative bitiest)

1. (informal) Inclined to bite.
   • 2005, Tom Widdicombe, Be with Your Horse: Getting to the Heart of Horsemanship:

     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.

   • 2006, Sean Dooley, The Big Twitch: One Man, One Continent, a Race Against Time:

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

2. Having a sharp or spicy flavor.

• biteyness
• bitey thing

From bite +‎ -y (suffix forming nouns).

bitey (plural biteys)

1. (Australia) An animal that bites or stings.