"waspish" meaning in English

See waspish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈwɒs.pɪʃ/ [UK], /ˈwɑ.spɪʃ/ [US] Audio: en-us-waspish.ogg , en-au-waspish.ogg Forms: more waspish [comparative], most waspish [superlative]
Etymology: From wasp + -ish. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|wasp|ish}} wasp + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} waspish (comparative more waspish, superlative most waspish)
  1. Suggestive of the behaviour of a wasp. Categories (topical): Emotions Translations (suggestive of the behaviour of a wasp): ampiaismainen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-waspish-en-adj-6DMWAM~N Disambiguation of Emotions: 52 48 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ish: 100 0 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 100 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of 'suggestive of the behaviour of a wasp': 100 0
  2. (figurative) Spiteful or irascible. Tags: figuratively Categories (topical): Emotions, Personality Synonyms (spiteful or irascible): irascible, spiteful Translations (spiteful or irascible): ядосан (jadosan) (Bulgarian), раздразнен (razdraznen) (Bulgarian), giftig (Danish), hvas (Danish), skarp (Danish), äkäinen (Finnish), grincheux (French)
    Sense id: en-waspish-en-adj-GOcUECaw Disambiguation of Emotions: 52 48 Disambiguation of Personality: 7 93 Disambiguation of 'spiteful or irascible': 0 100 Disambiguation of 'spiteful or irascible': 0 100
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          "ref": "1997, Henry Louis Gates Jr., “The Passing of Anatole Broyard”, in Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Black Man, New York: Random House, page 181:",
          "text": "Always, he radiated an air of soigné self-confidence: he could be amiable in his opinions or waspish, but he never betrayed a flicker of doubt about what he thought.",
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          "_dis1": "0 100",
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          "sense": "spiteful or irascible",
          "word": "hvas"
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          "_dis1": "0 100",
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          "sense": "spiteful or irascible",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "suggestive of the behaviour of a wasp",
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      "sense": "spiteful or irascible",
      "word": "ядосан"
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      "sense": "spiteful or irascible",
      "word": "раздразнен"
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      "sense": "spiteful or irascible",
      "word": "giftig"
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "spiteful or irascible",
      "word": "hvas"
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "spiteful or irascible",
      "word": "skarp"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "spiteful or irascible",
      "word": "äkäinen"
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      "sense": "spiteful or irascible",
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