Definitions for waspishˈwɒs pɪʃ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
wasp•ishˈwɒs pɪʃ(adj.)
like or suggesting a wasp, esp. in behavior.
snappish or peevish; petulant; testy.
having a slight or slender build.
Origin of waspish:
1560–70
wasp′ish•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
bristly, prickly, splenetic, waspish(adj)
very irritable
"bristly exchanges between the White House and the press"; "he became prickly and spiteful"; "witty and waspish about his colleagues"
Wiktionary
waspish(Adjective)
Suggestive of the behaviour of a wasp.
waspish(Adjective)
Spiteful or irascible.
Webster Dictionary
Waspish(adj)
resembling a wasp in form; having a slender waist, like a wasp
Waspish(adj)
quick to resent a trifling affront; characterized by snappishness; irritable; irascible; petulant; snappish
Translations for waspish
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- opvlieëndAfrikaans
- زُنْبوري، شَرِس، لاذِعArabic
- раздразнителенBulgarian
- irascível / irritávelPortuguese (BR)
- jízlivýCzech
- reizbarGerman
- skarpDanish
- στριμμένος, δύστροποςGreek
- irascible; malhumoradoSpanish
- tigeEstonian
- بدخوFarsi
- ärhäkkäFinnish
- grincheuxFrench
- עוֹקצָנִיHebrew
- चिड़चिड़ा, तुनकमिजाजHindi
- poput oseCroatian
- tüskés természetűHungarian
- tengilIndonesian
- hvefsinn, fyrtinnIcelandic
- bisbetico, irascibileItalian
- 怒りっぽいJapanese
- 성미가 급한Korean
- kandus, tulžingasLithuanian
- dzēlīgs; ļaunsLatvian
- sikap yang tidak elok, panas baran, membuat komen yang pedas dan tajamMalay
- nijdigDutch
- irritabel, skarpNorwegian
- zjadliwyPolish
- irascívelPortuguese
- irascibil; arţăgosRomanian
- язвительныйRussian
- uštipačný, dráždivýSlovak
- razdražljiv, jedekSlovenian
- naprasitSerbian
- retlig, argsintSwedish
- เจ้าอารมณ์Thai
- huysuz, tersTurkish
- 脾氣暴躁的Chinese (Trad.)
- дошкульний, уїдливийUkrainian
- بد مزاجUrdu
- gắt gỏngVietnamese
- 脾气暴躁的Chinese (Simp.)
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