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
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
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
"Oh, very well," conceded the Superintendent with some waspishness.
From The White Linen Nurse by Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
