Wasp|ish

Wasp|ish
wasp|ish «WOS pihsh, WS-», adjective.
1. like a wasp; like that of a wasp.
2. Figurative. a) bad-tempered; irritable: »

a waspish person.

SYNONYM(S): irascible, snappish, fractious. b) marked or characterized by virulence or petulance; spiteful: »

a waspish remark.

–wasp´ish|ly, adverb.
–wasp´ish|ness, noun.
Wasp|ish or WASP|ish «WOS pihsh, WS-», adjective.
belonging to or typical of Wasps: »

She says that she hated the Waspish ambience of the school, but she had got a scholarship…, and she wanted to keep it (New Yorker). He was a Harvard Business School graduate, WASPish, attractive, crisp, alert, and formidably informed(Atlantic).

–Wasp´ish|ly, adverb.
–Wasp´ish|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • WASP|ish — «WOS pihsh, WS », adjective. 1. like a wasp; like that of a wasp. 2. Figurative. a) bad tempered; irritable: »a waspish person. SYNONYM(S): irascible, snappish, fractious. b) marked or characterized by virulence or petulance; spiteful: »a waspish …   Useful english dictionary

  • Wasp´ish|ly — wasp|ish «WOS pihsh, WS », adjective. 1. like a wasp; like that of a wasp. 2. Figurative. a) bad tempered; irritable: »a waspish person. SYNONYM(S): irascible, snappish, fractious. b) marked or characterized by virulence or petulance; spiteful:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • wasp´ish|ly — wasp|ish «WOS pihsh, WS », adjective. 1. like a wasp; like that of a wasp. 2. Figurative. a) bad tempered; irritable: »a waspish person. SYNONYM(S): irascible, snappish, fractious. b) marked or characterized by virulence or petulance; spiteful:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • wasp|ish — «WOS pihsh, WS », adjective. 1. like a wasp; like that of a wasp. 2. Figurative. a) bad tempered; irritable: »a waspish person. SYNONYM(S): irascible, snappish, fractious. b) marked or characterized by virulence or petulance; spiteful: »a waspish …   Useful english dictionary

  • Wasp´ish|ness — wasp|ish «WOS pihsh, WS », adjective. 1. like a wasp; like that of a wasp. 2. Figurative. a) bad tempered; irritable: »a waspish person. SYNONYM(S): irascible, snappish, fractious. b) marked or characterized by virulence or petulance; spiteful:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • wasp´ish|ness — wasp|ish «WOS pihsh, WS », adjective. 1. like a wasp; like that of a wasp. 2. Figurative. a) bad tempered; irritable: »a waspish person. SYNONYM(S): irascible, snappish, fractious. b) marked or characterized by virulence or petulance; spiteful:… …   Useful english dictionary

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