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