waspish
21waspish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. snappish, petulant, irascible; slender waisted. See irascibility, narrowness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. bad tempered, snappish, crabby*; see irritable . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. bad… …
22waspish — wasp·ish || wÉ”spɪʃ , wÉ‘ / wÉ’s adj. of or like a wasp; stinging, sharp tongued; bad tempered; slender waisted …
23waspish — adjective sharply irritable. Derivatives waspishly adverb waspishness noun …
24waspish — a. 1. Irritable, irascible, petulant, snappish, pettish, snarly, peevish, captious, testy, fretful, splenetic, touchy, choleric. 2. Slender, small waisted, slim …
25waspish — adj 1. resentful, spiteful, peevish, petulant, querulous; touchy, testy, tetchy, thin skinned, prickly, sensitive, oversensitive, hypersensitive, quick to take offense. 2. irritable, irascible, cranky, cross, cantankerous, feisty, huffish;… …
26waspish — wasp·ish …
27waspish — wasp•ish [[t]ˈwɒs pɪʃ[/t]] adj. 1) like or suggesting a wasp, esp. in behavior 2) snappish or peevish; petulant; testy 3) having a slight or slender build • Etymology: 1560–70 wasp′ish•ly, adv. wasp′ish•ness, n …
28WASPish — /ˈwɒspɪʃ/ (say wospish) adjective conservative in politics and morality, as typical of a WASP. {WASP + ish1} –WASPishly, adverb –WASPishness, noun …
29waspish — adj. irritable, petulant; sharp in retort. Derivatives: waspishly adv. waspishness n …
30waspish-headed — wasˈpish headˈed adjective (Shakespeare) Hot headed, passionate • • • Main Entry: ↑wasp …
