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Meanings of waspish in английском

Very irritable.

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Usage of waspish in английском
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I should point out that Liew is a waspish but well-liked journalist.
The Guardian
2
She bit down a waspish response to the intrusion and looked up.
Gladiatrix
3
If so, will have the same elegantly waspish concern for standards?
The Irish Times
4
Even she was waspish, fed up with the pettiness they were all displaying.
The Naked God
5
Beyond the window, Didi could hear the high waspish whine of the freezing wind.
Mine
6
The insect is as large as a hornet, and has a most waspish appearance.
The Naturalist on the River Amazons
7
That voice, high-pitched and waspish, struck him with fresh dread.
Speaks the Nightbird
8
The tone was waspish, but no less threatening for that.
Complete Books of Blood
9
With a waspish sniff Toys said, "So, tell me about the happy couple."
Patient Zero
10
His humour was often waspish and he enjoyed puns.
The Guardian
11
Thus she carried within herself the magic that drew from waspish circumstance its sharpest sting.
Fairy Fingers / A Novel
12
A shudder swept her at the thought of being prey to her waspish aunt again.
The spurned viscountess
13
Mr. Jones raised his waspish eyebrows, at the sound.
Victory: An Island Tale
14
Even the entertaining waspish humour which once studded his interviews and pronouncements has dried up.
The Irish Times
15
Once only-thislast time-stung, goaded into it by the lash of Mrs. Walraven's waspish tongue.
The Unseen Bridegroom; Or, Wedded For a Week
16
When she chose, his sister's tongue could be waspish.
Dust
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