wasplike
- a word derived from wasp.
Example Sentences
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Dior’s corsets were of lighter construction, but their nickname, “waspies,” underlined their goal to pinch women’s waists to wasplike insignificance.
From New York Times • Nov. 25, 2016
A hot, throttle-busting flyer, Quesada won his wings in 1925, studied engineering, learned to pilot every plane from wasplike pursuits to lumbering amphibians.
From Time Magazine Archive
They were wasplike, thorax and abdomen joined in narrow waists, wings like blades, and stingers longer than a child’s arm.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
A cloud of wasplike forms flew high overhead.
From Astounding Stories, May, 1931 by Various
Luna recognised him by the full pantaloons and the wasplike waist, which made the Tato declare that this particular cadet wore stays—it was Juanito the cardinal's nephew.
From The Shadow of the Cathedral by Gillespie, Mrs. W. A.
