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Waspish

adjective
1.
Very irritable.  Synonyms: bristly, prickly, splenetic.  "He became prickly and spiteful" , "Witty and waspish about his colleagues"






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"Waspish" Quotes from Famous Books



... Wi' noa woman to sweeten his life; Till one day a smart lass chonced his winder to pass. An he cried, "That's the wench for my wife!" Soa he show'd her his bags runnin ovver wi' gold, An he axt her this question reight plump; "Tho' awm ugly an waspish, an getten soa old, Will ta come an be ...
— Yorkshire Lyrics • John Hartley



Words linked to "Waspish" :   ill-natured



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