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