Once only-thislast time-stung, goaded into it by the lash of Mrs. Walraven's waspish tongue.

So we parted ill friends; I to guard the door, she to carry her waspish tongue where she list.

Perhaps a mannish woman, with a shrill voice and a waspish tongue, is as bad, but she can't be worse.

He also gets in touch with old acquaintances whom he has variously offended through his waspish tongue and self-righteous assertiveness.