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WASPishness

Waspishness
waspishness

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Above all, one is warned of her waspishness.

From The Guardian • Aug. 24, 2012

But his waspishness adds a nice acidity to the mix, even if sometimes he's pilloried for mispronouncing the odd dauphinoise, Nicoise or bruschetta.

From The Guardian • Jun. 3, 2010

Helen McCrory, as his mother, blends waspishness with vulnerability.

From The Guardian • Jun. 1, 2010

But, although his well-nourished performance touches on Lautrec's wittiness and waspishness, it sometimes seems to miss out on his inner loneliness and agony.

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 Ward, Maisie

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