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