Why does Tom act so WASPish around them?
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Waspish
//ˈwɑ.spɪʃ//
Synonyms for "waspish" (61 found)
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Closest matches (13)
Strong matches (18)
Related words (30)
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Translations
9 translations across 5 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- раздразнен adj (spiteful or irascible)
- ядосан adj (spiteful or irascible)
Danish
3 entries- giftig adj (spiteful or irascible)
- hvas adj (spiteful or irascible)
- skarp adj (spiteful or irascible)
Finnish
2 entries- ampiaismainen adj (suggestive of the behaviour of a wasp)
- äkäinen adj (spiteful or irascible)
French
1 entries- grincheux adj (spiteful or irascible)
Irish
1 entries- colgach adj (spiteful or irascible)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
Svveet Hony-Comb, don't be ſo VVaſpiſh: […]
Source: wiktionary
Always, he radiated an air of soigné self-confidence: he could be amiable in his opinions or waspish, but he never betrayed a flicker of doubt about what he thought.
Source: wiktionary
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