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