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waspish

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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.
waspish·ly adv.
waspish·ness n.
waspish
Adjective
bad-tempered or spiteful: waspish comments
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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
Translations

waspish [ˈwɔspɪʃ] adj [character] → irascible; [comment] → mordaz, punzante
waspish [ˈwɔspɪʃ] adj → irritable
waspish [ˈwɔspɪʃ] wasp adj → giftig
waspish [ˈwɔspɪʃ] adj → litigioso/a


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You are such a waspish, raspish, ill-conditioned chap, you see,' said Mr.
Hard Times by Dickens, Charles View in context
If SHE did not see them, some one else did--a gentleman on horseback had entered the gate and was proceeding up the road; at the distance of a few paces from us he paused, and calling to the children in a waspish penetrating tone, bade them 'keep out of that water.
Agnes Grey by Bronte, Anne View in context
When she chose, his sister's tongue could be waspish.
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