waspish
UKwɔspiʃ
معنی فارسی
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معنی کامل و مثالها
/wäs´pish/adj.
● زنبور مانند، وابسته به زنبوران، منجکی
● بد خلق، تشری، بد زبان
Socrates had a waspish wife
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ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From Old English 'wæsp' and '-ish'. Used since the 16th century.
مثال
- He had a waspish temperament, quick to anger and slow to forgive.
- Her waspish comments stung like a wasp's sting.
- He was known for his waspish wit and sharp tongue.
ترکیبهای رایج
Waspish temperament Waspish wit Waspish demeanor
تعریف انگلیسی
adjective
- very irritable “bristly exchanges between the White House and the press” “he became prickly and spiteful” “witty and waspish about his colleagues”
مترادفها
adjective
1. Irritable, irascible, petulant, snappish, pettish, snarly, peevish, captious, testy, fretful, splenetic, touchy, choleric.
2. Slender, small waisted, slim.