Backstabby

Alternative forms

• back-stabby

Origin

en + -backstab + y

Full definition of backstabby

Adjective

1. (informal) characteristic of deceit and treachery
• 2000, Don Aucoin, "Live! From Lexington, It's Rachel Dratch", Boston Globe, 18 February 2000: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.

Synonyms

• backstabbing