"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 [US], en-au-waspish.ogg [Australia] 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. Translations (suggestive of the behaviour of a wasp): ampiaismainen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-waspish-en-adj-6DMWAM~N Disambiguation of 'suggestive of the behaviour of a wasp': 98 2
  2. Spiteful or irascible. 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: 15 85 Disambiguation of Personality: 3 97 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ish: 33 67 Disambiguation of 'spiteful or irascible': 1 99 Disambiguation of 'spiteful or irascible': 1 99

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      "sense": "suggestive of the behaviour of a wasp",
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      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "jadosan",
      "sense": "spiteful or irascible",
      "word": "ядосан"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "razdraznen",
      "sense": "spiteful or irascible",
      "word": "раздразнен"
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "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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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "spiteful or irascible",
      "word": "äkäinen"
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