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