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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 [ˈwɒspɪʃ]
adj
1. relating to or suggestive of a wasp
2. easily annoyed or angered
waspishly  adv
waspishness  n
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"
ill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition

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] adjirritable
wasp-waisted [ˌwɒspˈweɪstɪd] adjà la taille de guêpe
waspish
adj, waspishly
advgiftig
waspish [ˈwɒspɪʃ] adj (character) → litigioso/a; (comment) → pungente
waspish [ˈwɒspɪʃ] adj (character) → litigioso/a; (comment) → pungente


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You are such a waspish, raspish, ill-conditioned chap, you see,' said Mr.
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.
When she chose, his sister's tongue could be waspish.
 
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