Associations to the word «Waspish»

Wiktionary

WASPISH, adjective. Suggestive of the behaviour of a wasp.
WASPISH, adjective. Spiteful or irascible.
WASPISH, adjective. Suggestive of the behaviour of a WASP.

Dictionary definition

WASPISH, adjective. Very irritable; "bristly exchanges between the White House and the press"; "he became prickly and spiteful"; "witty and waspish about his colleagues".

Wise words

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