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waspish (WOS-pish) adjective
1. Like a wasp, in behavior (stinging) or in form (slender build). 2. Easily annoyed; irascible; petulant. [From wasp, from Middle English waspe, from Old English waesp, from waeps.] "His occasionally waspish sense of humour always derided pomposity and self-regard." Sue Harper, Obituary: Robert Gray: He Unravelled the Links Between Class and Language, The Guardian (London), Apr 26, 2001. This week's theme: animal words. ............................................................................ Why is it that we rejoice at a birth and grieve at a funeral? It is because we are not the person involved. -Mark Twain, author and humorist (1835-1910) AWADmail Archives: http://wordsmith.org/awad/awadmail.html AWAD Archives: http://wordsmith.org/awad/archives.html Unsubscribe: http://wordsmith.org/awad/unsubscribe.html Privacy Policy: http://wordsmith.org/awad/privacy.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/waspish.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/waspish.ram
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