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Examples of waspish
waspish
At his last press conference the questions were harsh, his answers often waspish.
From the time.com
Her transition from a waspish, secluded figure into a lovelorn gull is delightful.
From the bloomberg.com
Perkins'Jason is waspish and petulant with out a trace of roguish lovability.
From the time.com
This anti-hero lashes out at his fate with visceral scorn and waspish humor.
From the time.com
For one thing, he was more sparing with words, less waspish as a polemicist.
From the time.com
Rose was the waspish English one and Ruthie the sunny bohemian from upstate New York.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Quite a few advertising men apparently accept Mencken's waspish assessment.
From the time.com
Even before the appearance of her ghostly rival, Norris radiates a waspish discontent.
From the guardian.co.uk
Yet Ally Ross, The Sun's waspish TV critic, can't quite decide whether he is a fan or not.
From the thisislondon.co.uk
- Bristly: very irritable; "bristly exchanges between the White House and the press"; "he became prickly and spiteful"; "witty and waspish about his colleagues"
- Suggestive of the behaviour of a wasp; Spiteful or irascible
- (waspishly) In a waspish manner
- Easily irritated or annoyed; irascible.
