waspish
11Waspish — Waspishly, WASPishly, adv. Waspishness, WASPishness, n. /wos pish/, adj. Waspy. Also, WASPish. [1965 70; WASP + ISH1] * * * …
12waspish — wasp|ish [ˈwɔspıʃ US ˈwa: , ˈwo: ] adj bad tempered and cruel in the things that you say ▪ waspish remarks >waspishly adv …
13waspish — wasp|ish [ waspıʃ ] adjective someone who is waspish often says cruel things in an angry way ╾ wasp|ish|ly adverb ╾ wasp|ish|ness noun uncount …
14waspish — adjective bad tempered and cruel in the things that you say: waspish remarks waspishly adverb waspishness noun (U) …
15waspish — adjective he s a waspish old geezer Syn: irritable, touchy, testy, cross, snappish, cantankerous, splenetic, short tempered, bad tempered, moody, ornery, crotchety, crabby; informal grouchy …
16waspish — UK [ˈwɒspɪʃ] / US [ˈwɑspɪʃ] adjective someone who is waspish often says cruel things in an angry way Derived words: waspishly adverb waspishness noun uncountable …
17waspish — /ˈwɒspɪʃ / (say wospish) adjective 1. like or suggesting a wasp. 2. quick to resent a trifling affront or injury; snappish. 3. showing irascibility or petulance: waspish writing. 4. having a slender waist, like a wasp. {wasp + ish1} –waspishly,… …
18Waspish — adjective see WASP …
19waspish — adjective /ˈwɒs.pɪʃ,ˈwɑ.spɪʃ/ a) Suggestive of the behaviour of a wasp. b) Spiteful or irascible. Syn: irascible, spiteful …
20waspish — Synonyms and related words: bearish, bitchy, cankered, cantankerous, churlish, contrary, crabbed, cranky, cross, cross grained, crotchety, crusty, cussed, disagreeable, excitable, feisty, fractious, fretful, huffish, huffy, impatient, irascible,… …
