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
Displaying a Ronald Searle waspishness, Wolfe's caricatures range from a bloated President Ted Kennedy running for re-election in 1980 to a study of libidinous Texas teen-agers doing the Coon Ass Waltz.
From Time Magazine Archive
He sprinted for his office, trying to cling to a glimmering hope that Cowdin, despite his waspishness of the morning, had given him the promotion.
From The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon and other humorous tales by Richard Connell
