waspish (redirected from WASPishness)

wasp·ish  (wspsh)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or suggestive of a wasp.

2. Easily irritated or annoyed; irascible.

3. Indicative of irritation, annoyance, or spite: a waspish remark.

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waspish·ly adv.

waspish·ness n.

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waspish [ˈwɒspɪʃ]

adj

1. relating to or suggestive of a wasp

2. easily annoyed or angered

waspishly  adv

waspishness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

waspish - very irritable; "bristly exchanges between the White House and the press"; "he became prickly and spiteful"; "witty and waspish about his colleagues" bristly, prickly, splenetic ill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition

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waspish

adjective bad-tempered, cross, irritable, grumpy, touchy, petulant, waxy (informal, chiefly Brit.), ill-tempered, irascible, cantankerous, peppery, crabbed, tetchy, ratty (Brit. & N.Z. informal), testy, chippy (informal), fretful, peevish, crabby, splenetic, crotchety (informal), snappish, liverish, captious, pettish Her tone was somewhat waspish and abrupt.
pleasant, cheerful, agreeable, easy-going, good-humoured, genial, affable, jovial, good-natured

Translations

waspish [ˈwɒspɪʃ] ADJ [character, person] → irritable, irascible; [remark] → mordaz, punzante

waspish [ˈwɒspɪʃ] adj → irritable
wasp-waisted [ˌwɒspˈweɪstɪd] adj → à la taille de guêpe

waspish

adj, waspishly

adv → giftig

waspish [ˈwɒspɪʃ] adj (character) → litigioso/a; (comment) → pungente

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waspish [ˈwɒspɪʃ] adj (character) → litigioso/a; (comment) → pungente