10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WASPISH»
Discover the use of
waspish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
waspish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms
... or objections that discourage conversation or sociability <an extremely
unlikable, snappish old fellow) <an obbligato of bickering and snappish comment
— Besler) Waspish stresses testiness rather than irritability, but it implies a
readiness to ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1984
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Mountain Goats are My Weakness: And Other Tales of Life in ...
Waspish. Behavior. I am trying, with all my heart, to show some understanding
toward our little stinging friends, the wasp family. This is not easy for a person
who has a hornets' nest the size of a volleyball in a backyard tree. When I first
saw ...
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The plays of William Shakespeare: With the corrections and ...
It means only, having a tongue as peevish and mischievous (if such terms may
be applied to that instrument of the mind) as a wasp. Thus, in As you Like it,
waspish is used without any particular reference to any action of a wasp, but
merely as ...
William Shakespeare, Joseph Dennie, Isaac Reed, 1806
Put differently, the idea that all other ethnic groups must “assimilate to” the
WASPish cultural norm was the standard fare. Those who do not assimilate, such
as substantial numbers of the present immigrants from countries to the south,
were ...
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus
... inextinguishable, inextirpable, irrefragable, irrefrangible, undestroyable,
imperishable querulent adj syn IRRITABLE, disagreeable, fractious, fretful,
querulential, querulous, raspish, snappish, twitty, waspish querulential adj syn
IRRITABLE, ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1988
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The Last of the Imperious Rich: Lehman Brothers, 1844-2008
Lehman Brothers, 1844-2008 Peter Chapman. Until now Lehman Brothers'
activities had been confined mainly to markets, in particular the buying and
selling of commodities. The WASPISH banking elite of New York rather shunned
markets; ...
spIS/ adjective disapproving likely to make sharp, slightly cruel remarks; having a
slightly angry and unpleasant manner: She had a waspish tongue which could
hurt. wastage /"weI.stIdZ/ noun [U] 1 the amount that is wasted: Water companies
...
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Shakespeare's Julius Cæsar, abbreviated for school use, with ...
Waspish, quick to resent an affront. Soldieris used here as a trisyllable : — Ton
shall digest . . . waspish. "Yousay' | youare' | abet | tersol | (li-erV' Vaunting,
boasting. Noble, some read abler. Page 113. Drachmas. See note on page 107.
Trash.
William Shakespeare, Ben Jonson (writer of school-books), 1885
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An Index to the Remarkable Passages and Words Made Use of by ...
2. ;>8. — As I guess, by the stern brow, anil waspish action As You Like It. 1. 3.
219 6 — If I be waspish, best beware my sling - Taming oftlte Shrew. .' 1. 26'u!-' 4
— I'll use you for my mirth, yea, for my laughter, when you are waspish J, Cirsar.1
...
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The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare: With the ...
Thus, in As You Like It, waspish is used without any particular reference to any
action of a wasp, but merely as synonymous to peevish or fretful J " By the stern
brow and waspish action " Which she did use as she was writing of it, " It bears an
...
William Shakespeare, James Boswell, Edmond Malone, 1821
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WASPISH»
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Katherine Ryan interview: 'I'd only go back to Canada if I was …
... through material on immigration, the Royal family and Beyoncé Knowles, was theatrical, silly and full of both inspired impressions and waspish observations. «Telegraph.co.uk, Aug 15»
Evangeline Lilly gets waspish in Ant-Man
Though Ant-Man's primary purpose may be to introduce audiences to the titular shrinking superhero via a redemption story wrapped in a heist movie, Scott Lang ... «gulfnews.com, Jul 15»
Exchanges that are avoidable
Since she had disconnected the line, I was left with little opportunity to come up with a 'waspish' response. The word 'waspish' compares humans to wasps ... «Chandigarh Tribune, May 15»
Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani thinks President Obama doesn't love …
Since those fleeting days when he was a unifying figure, Giuliani has more often dealt in waspish rhetoric and savage mockery — especially of a president he ... «New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV, Feb 15»
Mapp And Lucia: 'You hardly see older women having sex on …
Fresh from fumbling with the footman in Downton Abbey, Anna Chancellor's back – with Miranda Richardson – playing posh in the waspish new drama Mapp ... «Daily Mail, Dec 14»
Mapp And Lucia is back... with Duck Face and Queenie starring as …
For the two actresses are playing waspish social rivals Mapp and Lucia in an eagerly awaited BBC adaptation of the much loved comic novels by E. F. Benson. «Daily Mail, Oct 14»
Keira Knightley's waist sensation: let's not be waspish
A frisson has been caused on Planet Fashion and beyond, not by the latest Chanel show taking place in a mock supermarket, but by Keira Knightley paying ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 14»
Original, waspish and witty to the last, Simon Hoggart dies aged 67
His final article, a review of the year just ending, appeared on 19 December. It was a waspish summary in which he noted that, while Pope Francis "may have ... «The Guardian, Jan 14»
Nature Notes: Waspish behaviour
Before pestering us at picnics and being a bother at barbecues in late summer, wasps act as skilled and ferocious hunters of insects with which to feed growing ... «Your Local Guardian, Jul 13»
House of Cards series premiere recap: Episodes 1 and 2: A Finely …
House of Cards finds Kevin Spacey being waspish, supercilious, and meanly clever — in other words, just the way we like him, and the way he's been most ... «Entertainment Weekly, Mar 13»
