waspish

Meaning

1. Suggestive of the behaviour of a wasp.
2. Spiteful or irascible.

Synonyms

lurid

poignant

sharp

acute

keen

acrid

acrimonious

racy

prickly

splenetic

nasty

shrill

trenchant

acidulous

astringent

fine

waspy

bitter

bloody-minded

peevish

acerbic

irascible

irritated

subtle

delicate

bristly

lively

cantankerous

testy

thin

annoyed

notable

noteworthy

noticeable

outstanding

passionate

peak

perky

pettish

petulant

pointed

prominent

rangy

recalcitrant

refined

remarkable

salient

sharp-toned

shrewish

sleazy

slender

slight

slim

slimsy

snappy

sour

spicy

spiked

sprightly

sprited

spry

strident

subtile

sullen

surly

svelte

tactful

tard

tart

tenuous

ticklish

top

🔝

touchy

untoward

vigorous

vivacious

vixenish

wayward

witty

gossamery

illtempered

splenish

acid

active

adroit

alert

argumentative

biting

brilliant

brisk

captious

caustic

confrontational

contentious

crabbed

cranky

cross

dainty

edgy

excitable

exemplary

exquisite

fantastic

flimsy

fretful

grouching

harsh

iracible

lank

light

morose

nice

Translations

scherp

streng

hart

herb

beißend

scharf

rau

grell

heftig

bijtend

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈwɒs.pɪʃ/

Etymology

From wasp + -ish.