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waspish

Synonyms

Adjective

1. bristly

2. prickly, splenetic, ill-natured

Usage
Gore Vidal at 100 — the master of the waspish put-down - The Times
John Carey, literary scholar and waspish critic who railed against intellectual snobbery – obituary - The Telegraph
Word of the Day, February 26: 'Waspish' - Mathrubhumi English
The death of waspish wit - The Spectator
Chain Gang: Feeling waspish on the road - Montgomery Advertiser
Stephen Sedley · Waspish Civilities: The Case for a Supreme Court - London Review of Books
Yellowjacket: A waspish Ducati GT1000 by Purpose Built Moto - Bike EXIF
Obituary: John Carey, literary scholar and a waspish critic who railed against intellectual snobbery - The Irish Independent
Women with ADHD are misunderstood, but it isn't too late to interrupt. - Psychology Today
Earth to Moon by Moon Unit Zappa review – waspish, funny account of life as Frank Zappa’s daughter - The Guardian
Harrington: We miss the waspish wit - Westminster Extra
Waspish Waists, Method Dressing & Vintage Remakes: The Biggest Trends Of Awards Season 2024 - British Vogue
Thomas Beecham: master of the waspish one-liner. But an often visionary conductor, too - Classical-Music.com
Oscars 2023: Hugh Grant’s acid, waspish red-carpet interview with Ashley Graham was a toe-curler - The Irish Times
Grzegorz Rossoliński-Liebe's biography of Stepan Bandera: A devastating portrait of the figurehead of Ukrainian fascism - World Socialist Web Site
Amusing, waspish take-down of Jean-Luc Godard: Redoubtable reviewed - The Spectator
Wild, waspish and whip-smart, there are few rock stars as great as David Johansen - The Guardian
The Windsor Diaries 1940-45 by Alathea Fitzalan Howard review — waspish words about Lilibet - The Times
A wise and waspish raconteur… - Westminster Extra
The Critic review – deliciously waspish Ian McKellen lifts 30s London murder mystery - The Guardian
Review: Dirk Bogarde by John Coldstream - The Guardian
Less waspish, more reflective: The return of Sir Roy Strong’s infamous diaries - Tatler
The long road to perfection: Berham's BMW R100/7 - Bike EXIF
'Insolent' Churchill, 'ignorant' Kitchener: waspish wartime diaries of Margot Asquith - The Guardian
Sally Potter's movie The Party: waspish, merciless and laced with absurdity - SMH.com.au
Waspish Big Sam has bee in his bonnet over Harry the Hornet - sportingnews.com
Call My Agent!, Netflix review - French movie stars turn out for witty and waspish TV show - The Arts Desk
Alan Rickman: Witty, wicked Harry Potter memories from Robbie Coltrane to Daniel Radcliffe - Daily Express
Michael Tanner obituary: waspish opera critic for The Spectator - The Times
William Safire: Waspish journalist and Nixon speechwriter later celebrated for his 'On Language' column - The Independent
Waspish legacy sparked rise of Jacob Rees‑Mogg’s ancestors - The Times
Mark Gatiss is at his waspish best in this landmark, laugh-packed drama - The Boys in the Band review - The Telegraph
Dodge Charger: Exuberant, economical muscle - The Spokesman-Review
Catherine Aird, crime writer whose classic whodunnits were shot through with waspish wit – obituary - The Telegraph
Andy King: Dynamic defender whose waspish but precisely timed tackles helped Kilmarnock win their only league title - The Independent
Keira Knightley's waist sensation: let's not be waspish - The Telegraph
Of waspish wit and stinging tails - Times of Malta
What a waist ... the secrets behind Kate Middleton's waspish shape - London Evening Standard
Prada's AW16 woman is complex and melancholic - with a waspish waist - The Telegraph
Newspaper headlines: Starmer 'in control' and 'Al Fayed rape scandal' - BBC
Carrie Symonds is a ‘vixen’ and Cameron ‘made dogging jokes’: Top Tories braced for memoir from former MP’s waspish wife - Mail Plus
A Very Waspish Lady; THE PILLOW BOOK OF SEI SHONAGON: Translated from the Japanese and edited by Ivan Morris. Vol. 1, 268 pp., $9. Vol. 2, 326 pp., $12.50. New York: Columbia University Press. 2 vol. set, $20. (Published 1968) - The New York Times
Tribute to Jim Gray: The Dundee English teacher with ‘a waspish wit and a soft heart’ - The Courier
Who was 'waspish; and who was 'the difference'? Ratings in Owls’ 3-0 rout of Sunderland - thestar.co.uk
Entertainment | Obituary: Bernard Levin - BBC
Norfolk mayor quits after just 29 DAYS with waspish swipe at 'certain councillors' - EDP24
JAN MOIR names her deliciously waspish heroes and villains of 2021 - dailymail.co.uk
RICHARD EDEN: Waspish interior designer to the stars (and Queen Camilla's pal) Nicky Haslam, 84, blasts Prince William and Kate's 'so dull' fashion choice of 'endless blue' for them and their children - dailymail.co.uk
Britain's most waspish political voice QUENTIN LETTS on the cult of 'Saint' Rory Stewart: No wonder this Remoanerish, elitist peacock with a disdain for vulgar democracy is now the Left's favourite 'Tory' - dailymail.co.uk
Moob over daaaarling! With typical waspish wit ('I used to be a C-cup, now I'm an A') Strictly's Craig Revel Horwood tells how he finally got his lifelong man boob problem off his chest - dailymail.co.uk
Marilyn Monroe is a make-believe siren and Mick Jagger sexless - dailymail.co.uk
Foreign Language Equivalents
Foreign Language Equivalents of 'waspish'
Language Equivalent   Language Equivalent
French    Spanish
Misspellings - Typos
wsapish,   qaspish,   wsspish,   wasish,   wapish,   wasspish,   wasposh,   wspish,   waspiah,   waspissh,   waspihs,   was[ish,   aspish,   wwaspish,   waapish,   waspidh,   wasppish,   waaspish,   waspush,   waspis,   waspsih,   wapsish,   waspsh,   waspisg,   wadpish,   easpish,   waspishh,   awspish,   wasipsh,   waspiish,   waspisj,   waspih,   wasoish
Words Starting with Letter - 'A'
a a battery a billion
a bit a bit much a capella singing
a cappella singing a couple of a few
a fortiori a good deal a great deal
a horizon a hundred a hundred and one
a hundred thousand a hundred times a kempis
a la carte a la mode a level
a little a lot a million
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