back-stabby

A form of backstabby — characteristic of deceit and treachery

Meanings

adjectiveback-stabby (comparative back-stabbier, superlative back-stabbiest)

comparative back-stabbier · superlative back-stabbiest

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of backstabby.

    The notion that life in Harvard's upper echelons might be as back-stabby as life in the backwater small-town precincts of Florida never seems to have crossed the filmmakers' minds.

    1995 February 15, Peter Rainer, “Movie Review: Talented Cast Bogged Down in Mystery Thriller 'Cause'”, in Los Angeles Times
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APA

back-stabby. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back-stabby

MLA

“back-stabby.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back-stabby. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “back-stabby,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back-stabby.

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