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waspishenUK
wasp·ish W0040800 (wŏs′pĭsh)adj.1. Of, relating to, or suggestive of a wasp.2. Easily irritated or annoyed; irascible.3. Indicative of irritation, annoyance, or spite: a waspish remark.
wasp′ish·ly adv.wasp′ish·ness n.waspish (ˈwɒspɪʃ) adj1. relating to or suggestive of a wasp2. easily annoyed or angered ˈwaspishly adv ˈwaspishness nwasp•ish (ˈwɒs pɪʃ)
adj. 1. like or suggesting a wasp, esp. in behavior. 2. snappish or peevish; petulant; testy. 3. having a slight or slender build. [1560–70] wasp′ish•ly, adv. wasp′ish•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | waspish - very irritable; "bristly exchanges between the White House and the press"; "he became prickly and spiteful"; "witty and waspish about his colleagues"bristly, prickly, spleneticill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition |
waspishadjective bad-tempered, cross, irritable, grumpy, touchy, petulant, waxy (informal, chiefly Brit.), ill-tempered, irascible, cantankerous, peppery, crabbed, tetchy, ratty (Brit. & N.Z. informal), testy, chippy (informal), fretful, peevish, crabby, splenetic, crotchety (informal), snappish, liverish, captious, pettish Her tone was somewhat waspish and abrupt.
pleasant, cheerful, agreeable, easy-going, good-humoured, genial, affable, jovial, good-naturedwaspishadjectiveHaving or showing a bad temper:bad-tempered, cantankerous, crabbed, cranky, cross, disagreeable, fretful, grouchy, grumpy, ill-tempered, irascible, irritable, nasty, peevish, petulant, querulous, snappish, snappy, surly, testy, ugly.Informal: crabby, mean.Idiom: out of sorts.TranslationsWASP (wosp) noun (abbreviation) White Anglo-Saxon Protestant; a term used critically (often by minority groups) to refer to the members of the privileged upper middle class in the USA. 盎格魯撒克遜白種人新教徒的縮寫(美國少數族群對國內特權中上階級的負面稱呼) 祖先是盎格鲁•撒克逊人的白种新教徒的缩写（美国少数族群对国内特权中上阶级的负面称呼） Waspish adjectivea Waspish neighborhood. 爭吵不休的 易怒的ˈwaspish adjective (of a person) unpleasant in manner, temper etc. a nasty, waspish young woman. 脾氣暴躁的 脾气暴躁的ˈwaspishly adverb 脾氣暴躁地 脾气暴躁地ˈwaspishness noun 脾氣暴躁 脾气暴躁waspishenUK
waspish mod. in the manner of a WASP. She looks sort of “waspish,” but she’s not. EncyclopediaSeewaspwaspishenUK
Synonyms for waspishadj bad-temperedSynonyms- bad-tempered
- cross
- irritable
- grumpy
- touchy
- petulant
- waxy
- ill-tempered
- irascible
- cantankerous
- peppery
- crabbed
- tetchy
- ratty
- testy
- chippy
- fretful
- peevish
- crabby
- splenetic
- crotchety
- snappish
- liverish
- captious
- pettish
Antonyms- pleasant
- cheerful
- agreeable
- easy-going
- good-humoured
- genial
- affable
- jovial
- good-natured
Synonyms for waspishadj having or showing a bad temperSynonyms- bad-tempered
- cantankerous
- crabbed
- cranky
- cross
- disagreeable
- fretful
- grouchy
- grumpy
- ill-tempered
- irascible
- irritable
- nasty
- peevish
- petulant
- querulous
- snappish
- snappy
- surly
- testy
- ugly
- crabby
- mean
Synonyms for waspishadj very irritableSynonymsRelated Words |