waspish

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See also: WASPish

WOTD – 4 November 2009

English

Etymology

From wasp +‎ -ish.

Pronunciation

Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA^(key): /ˈwɒs.pɪʃ/
Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA^(key): /ˈwɑ.spɪʃ/
Audio (US): (file)
Audio (AU): (file)

Adjective

waspish (comparative more waspish, superlative most waspish)

Suggestive of the behaviour of a wasp.
Spiteful or irascible.

Synonyms

(spiteful or irascible): irascible, spiteful

Translations

suggestive of the behaviour of a wasp

Finnish: ampiais mainen
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spiteful or irascible

Danish: giftig (da), hvas, skarp
Finnish: äkäinen (fi)
(deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
French: grincheux (fr)

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