Category:Waspish

Wasp"ish, a.

1. Resembling a wasp in form; having a slender waist, like a wasp.

2. Quick to resent a trifling affront; characterized by snappishness; Irritable; irascible; petulant; snappish. He was naturally a waspish and hot man. Bp. Hall. Much do i suffer, much, to keep in peace this jealous, waspish, Wrong-head, rhyming race. Pope.

Syn. -- snappish; petulant; irritable; irascible; testy; peevish; Captious. -- wasp"ish*ly, adv. -- wasp"ish*ness, n.