waspish Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- raspy
- cranky
- crotchety
- petulant
- grumpy
- cross
- snippy
- querulous
- passionate
- irascible
- prickly
- quick-tempered
- choleric
- out-of-humor
- snappish
- testy
- perverse
- snarky
- out-of-sorts
- short-tempered
- crabby
- short
- grouchy
- stuffy
- peevish
- pettish
- sensitive
Weak:
- snappy
- snippety
- touchy
- bellicose
- cross-grained
- huffy
- off-color
- ill-humored
- ill-tempered
- fretful
- ill-natured
- argumentative
- ratty
- ornery
- pugnacious
- scrappy
- bearish
- belligerent
- truculent
- bilious
- pouty
- thin-skinned
- contentious
- surly
- quarrelsome
- snarly
- sulky
- dyspeptic
- disagreeable
- combative
- fractious
- sullen
- off-colored
- disputatious
- cantankerous
- tetchy
- curmudgeonly
Strongest:
- sociable
- good-natured
- affable
- agreeable
- genial
- companionable
- genial
- extroverted
- outgoing
- gregarious
- gregarious
- sociable
- extroverted
- agreeable
- amiable
- extraverted
- friendly
- companionable
- amiable
- extraverted
- sweet
- friendly
- outgoing
- good-natured
- cordial
- affable
- cordial
- sweet
Strong:
- carefree
- good-tempered
- stoical
- patient
- carefree
- stoical
- patient
- easygoing
- easygoing
- tolerant
- stoic
- stoic
- well-disposed
- good-tempered
- relaxed
- well-disposed
- relaxed
- tolerant
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, raspy, cranky, crotchety, petulant, grumpy, cross, snippy, querulous
sociable, good-natured, affable, agreeable, genial, companionable, genial, extroverted, outgoing, gregarious
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.
