Waspish \Wasp"ish\, a.
   1. Resembling a wasp in form; having a slender waist, like a
      wasp.
      
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   2. Quick to resent a trifling affront; characterized by
      snappishness; irritable; irascible; petulant; snappish.
      
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            He was naturally a waspish and hot man. --Bp. Hall.
      
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            Much do I suffer, much, to keep in peace
            This jealous, waspish, wrong-head, rhyming race.
                                                  --Pope.
      
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   Syn: Snappish; petulant; irritable; irascible; testy;
        peevish; captious.
        
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 -- {Waspish*ly}, adv. --
        {Waspish*ness}, n.
        
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