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waspish
UK /ˈwɒs.pɪʃ/ US /ˈwɑ.spɪʃ/
adj 3
Collocations
2VERB + WASPISH
act
PREP.
around
Definitions
adj
1
Suggestive of the behaviour of a wasp.
2
Spiteful or irascible.
Svveet Hony-Comb, don't be ſo VVaſpiſh: […]
Always, he radiated an air of soigné self-confidence: he could be amiable in his opinions or waspish, but he never betrayed a flicker of doubt about what he thought.
adj
1
Suggestive of the behaviour of a WASP.
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Svveet Hony-Comb, don't be ſo VVaſpiſh: […]
Wiktionary02
Always, he radiated an air of soigné self-confidence: he could be amiable in his opinions or waspish, but he never betrayed a flicker of doubt about what he thought.
Wiktionary03
Why does Tom act so WASPish around them?
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