waspish Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- petulant
- irascible
- short-tempered
- peevish
- querulous
- out-of-humor
- crabby
- perverse
- snarky
- prickly
- testy
- raspy
- short
- pettish
- grouchy
- crotchety
- grumpy
- passionate
- quick-tempered
- sensitive
- out-of-sorts
- cross
- stuffy
- snappish
- choleric
- cranky
- snippy
Weak:
- ill-natured
- argumentative
- cross-grained
- ill-tempered
- surly
- bilious
- truculent
- thin-skinned
- dyspeptic
- disagreeable
- belligerent
- snippety
- huffy
- cantankerous
- bellicose
- curmudgeonly
- sullen
- fretful
- tetchy
- off-colored
- quarrelsome
- ill-humored
- pugnacious
- ratty
- pouty
- snarly
- touchy
- snappy
- off-color
- ornery
- scrappy
- sulky
- fractious
- contentious
- combative
- bearish
- disputatious
Strongest:
- extroverted
- amiable
- affable
- extraverted
- extroverted
- affable
- agreeable
- extraverted
- sweet
- outgoing
- agreeable
- gregarious
- cordial
- sociable
- cordial
- friendly
- companionable
- sociable
- outgoing
- good-natured
- gregarious
- genial
- good-natured
- companionable
- sweet
- amiable
- genial
- friendly
Strong:
- stoic
- easygoing
- stoical
- carefree
- easygoing
- tolerant
- tolerant
- well-disposed
- patient
- relaxed
- relaxed
- good-tempered
- carefree
- well-disposed
- patient
- stoic
- good-tempered
- stoical
Weak:
waspish Meaning
waspish (s)
very irritable
waspish (a.)
Resembling a wasp in form; having a slender waist, like a wasp.
Quick to resent a trifling affront; characterized by snappishness; irritable; irascible; petulant; snappish.
waspish Sentence Examples
- The waspish critic's words stung like a swarm of bees.
- She had a waspish tongue, ready to deliver a venomous barb at any moment.
- The politician's waspish remarks earned him a reputation as a ruthless opponent.
- The old woman's waspish nature made her a solitary figure.
- The waspish newscaster spared no one in his scathing commentary.
- The headmaster's waspish temper frightened the students into submission.
- The waspish neighbor's constant complaints poisoned the atmosphere of the community.
- Her waspish wit could cut through any facade, revealing the truth beneath.
- The waspish columnist's articles were known for their sharp observations and stinging satire.
- The waspish comment left a bitter aftertaste in its wake, reminding everyone of the speaker's malicious intent.
FAQs About the word waspish
very irritableResembling a wasp in form; having a slender waist, like a wasp., Quick to resent a trifling affront; characterized by snappishness; irritable; ira
fiery,irritable, petulant, irascible, short-tempered,peevish, querulous, out of humor, crabby, perverse
extroverted, amiable, affable, extraverted, extroverted, affable, agreeable, extraverted, sweet, outgoing
The waspish critic's words stung like a swarm of bees.
She had a waspish tongue, ready to deliver a venomous barb at any moment.
The politician's waspish remarks earned him a reputation as a ruthless opponent.
The old woman's waspish nature made her a solitary figure.