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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