Adjective: waspy
Comparison Forms
Synthetic
| Comparative | waspier |
| Superlative | waspiest |
Perifrastic
Sample Sentences
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I'm blond and blue-eyed and twenty-five, and my legs are strong and my bosom is substantial, and I have a waspy waistline. [2001, Charlaine Harris, Dead Until Dark:]
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a waspy apple
Adjectives inflected like waspy
syrupy,
seemly,
seggsy,
snuffy,
snippy,
snitty,
sniffy,
snotty,
snouty,
snobby,
snoozy,
snooty,
snazzy,
snappy,
snarky,
snarly,
snassy,
snaily,
snacky,
snaggy, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
From wasp + -y.