waspy
adjective
resembling a wasp; waspish.
waspy
1 American
[wos-pee]
/ ˈwɒs pi /
adjective
waspier,
waspiest
Waspy
2
American
[wos-pee]
/ ˈwɒs pi /
Also
WASPy,
adjective
Waspier,
Waspiest
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Etymology
Origin of waspy1
First recorded in 1650–60; wasp + -y 1
Origin of Waspy2
First recorded in 1965–70; WASP + -y 1
Example Sentences
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Soon the airplanes came, adding their waspy buzz to the music.
From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli
I go with one of the young English upstarts and choose a slightly exaggerated, magnificently tailored suit that emphasizes my new, waspy figure.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
Well, I feel about it a good deal like that big, burly, good-natured canal laborer who had a little waspy bit of a wife, in the habit of beating him.
From The Lincoln Story Book A Judicious Collection of the Best Stories and Anecdotes of the Great President, Many Appearing Here for the First Time in Book Form by Williams, Henry Llewellyn
"No wonder she's grown waspy, living a life like that," says Vee.
From Wilt Thou Torchy by Ford, Sewell
"Can it be possible that you, a man worth millions of piasters, an exalted ruler, a Noble of the Mystic Shrine, have deliberately chosen this waspy, weedy——" "Let up!" said Mr. Pike sharply.
From The Slim Princess by Ade, George
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