Explore Waspish through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like bristly or prickly. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Waspish in a sentence
Waspish meaning
- Suggestive of the behaviour of a wasp.
- Spiteful or irascible.
Using Waspish
- The main meaning on this page is: Suggestive of the behaviour of a wasp. | Spiteful or irascible.
- Useful related words include: bristly, prickly, splenetic, ill-natured.
Context around Waspish
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Waspish
- In this selection, "waspish" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 21 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, performances stand out and add context to how "waspish" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include look very waspish and statements and waspish performances this. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "waspish" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with waspish
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Paul Walter is entitled to say what he likes as well as to be waspish in the telling. (18 words)
I’ll be interested to see his articles on the spike in racist activity – his name doesn’t look very waspish. (21 words)
To those who associate Meryl Streep with diva-dom – all political statements and waspish performances – this cool and subtle turn will be a surprise. (24 words)
To those who associate Meryl Streep with diva-dom – all political statements and waspish performances – this cool and subtle turn will be a surprise. (24 words)
I’ll be interested to see his articles on the spike in racist activity – his name doesn’t look very waspish. (21 words)
Paul Walter is entitled to say what he likes as well as to be waspish in the telling. (18 words)
Example sentences (3)
Paul Walter is entitled to say what he likes as well as to be waspish in the telling.
I’ll be interested to see his articles on the spike in racist activity – his name doesn’t look very waspish.
To those who associate Meryl Streep with diva-dom – all political statements and waspish performances – this cool and subtle turn will be a surprise.