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WASPISH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does waspish mean?
• WASPISH (adjective)
The adjective WASPISH has 1 sense:
1. very irritable
Familiarity information: WASPISH used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Very irritable
Synonyms:
bristly; prickly; splenetic; waspish
Context example:
witty and waspish about his colleagues
Similar:
ill-natured (having an irritable and unpleasant disposition)
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