waspish
adjective
like or suggesting a wasp, especially in behavior.
WASPishness
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a word derived from
Waspish.
Example Sentences
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Gurney, a chronicler of gentility and Waspishness in such dapper plays as The Dining Room, The Middle Ages and Love Letters, would seem just the fellow for the job.
From Time Magazine Archive
Above all, one is warned of her waspishness.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 24, 2012
Everything depends on the exquisite balance of the phrasing and the quiet waspishness of tone, neither of which you can capture onscreen.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 30, 2010
Helen McCrory, as his mother, blends waspishness with vulnerability.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 1, 2010
It backed John Lindsay for mayor, but does not hesitate to criticize his "waspishness."
From Time Magazine Archive
It was curious, the contrast between the genial personality so loved by his friends and the waspishness so often shown by Cecil and his staff in the columns of the paper.
From Gilbert Keith Chesterton by Maisie Ward
