waspyn.

Brit.

/ˈwɒspi/, U.S.

/ˈwɑspi/

Forms: Now dialect wapsy.

Etymology: < wasp n.¹ + -y suffix⁶.

Obsolete exc. dialect.

A wasp.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [noun] > suborder Apocrita, Petiolata, or Heterophaga > group Aculeata (stinging) > the wasps > a wasp

waspc725

waspya1529

yellow jacket1796

jasper1967

a1529 J. Skelton Tunnyng of Elynour Rummyng in Certayne Bks. (?1545) 330 Angry as a waspy!

a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) Waps, wapsy, a wasp.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

waspyadj.¹

Brit.

/ˈwɒspi/, U.S.

/ˈwɑspi/

Etymology: < wasp n.¹ + -y suffix¹.

1. Resembling a wasp in form, wasp-like.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > trunk > [adjective] > middle of trunk or waist > types of

long-waisted1576

short-waisted1590

side-waisted1599

waspy1658

wasp-waisted1775

waspish1866

nip-waisted1899

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [adjective] > belonging to division Petiolata > of or relating to wasps > resembling

vespiform1752

sphecoid1815

vespoid1815

waspy1869

1658 J. Rowland tr. T. Moffett Theater of Insects in Topsell's Hist. Four-footed Beasts (rev. ed.) 921 Whereupon that Greek Comick Poet calls those Maids,..for their slendernesse in the waste σϕηκοδεῖς [sic], waspy or like Wasps.

1869 T. W. Wood in Student II. 87 The hornet clearwing,..so waspy in appearance.

1870 Daily News 19 July 6 A brown horse with a light waspy middle.

1889 Sportsman 29 July 2/1 So long as a waspy waist is considered ‘a thing of beauty’.

2. Abounding in wasps.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [adjective] > belonging to division Petiolata > of or relating to wasps > abounding in

waspy1681

1681 Rector's Bk. Clayworth (1910) 53 It was also a very waspy year.

1880 W. Morris in J. W. Mackail Life W. Morris (1899) II. 13 Very hot and waspy it was at dinner.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

Waspyadj.²

Brit.

/ˈwɒspi/, U.S.

/ˈwɑspi/

Forms: Also WASPy.

Etymology: < Wasp n.² + -y suffix¹.

Originally and chiefly U.S.

= Waspish adj.²

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of North America > native or inhabitant of U.S.A. > [adjective] > specific

Mayflower1921

Waspish1968

Waspy1968

Middle American1969

1968 N.Y. Times 23 July 41/1 Black-power stalwarts suspiciously eying the Waspy surroundings.

1975 Publishers Weekly 9 June 61/3 Max Herschel, a high-powered industrialist in his 60s, coarse but with all the trappings of class, has lost his..mistress Bones to Steven Routledge, who is the antithesis of Max, WASPy, idealistic, a failed novelist.

1978 M. Puzo Fools Die xxxiii. 383 A slim, Waspy, forty-year-old ex-debutante.

Draft additions 1993

ˈWaspily adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of North America > native or inhabitant of U.S.A. > [adverb] > specific

Waspily1985

1985 Washington Post 18 May c9/6 Michael Chaban..is rather WASPily handsome as Alonso.

1989 Chicago Tribune 22 Jan. xii. 10/4 Washington is a city of neighborhoods, and most of them are nowhere near as waspily white-bread as the president.

ˈWaspiness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of North America > native or inhabitant of U.S.A. > [noun] > character or quality > specific

Afro-americanism1890

Waspdom1969

Waspiness1983

1983 Time 15 Aug. 69/3 One Life [to Live]..integrated assorted ethnic types into the white-bread Waspiness of Soapland.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

n.a1529

adj.¹1658

adj.²1968

单词	waspy
释义	waspyn. Brit. /ˈwɒspi/, U.S. /ˈwɑspi/ Forms: Now dialect wapsy. Etymology: < wasp n.¹ + -y suffix⁶. Obsolete exc. dialect. A wasp. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [noun] > suborder Apocrita, Petiolata, or Heterophaga > group Aculeata (stinging) > the wasps > a wasp waspc725 waspya1529 yellow jacket1796 jasper1967 a1529 J. Skelton Tunnyng of Elynour Rummyng in Certayne Bks. (?1545) 330 Angry as a waspy! a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) Waps, wapsy, a wasp. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021). waspyadj.¹ Brit. /ˈwɒspi/, U.S. /ˈwɑspi/ Etymology: < wasp n.¹ + -y suffix¹. 1. Resembling a wasp in form, wasp-like. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > trunk > [adjective] > middle of trunk or waist > types of long-waisted1576 short-waisted1590 side-waisted1599 waspy1658 wasp-waisted1775 waspish1866 nip-waisted1899 the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [adjective] > belonging to division Petiolata > of or relating to wasps > resembling vespiform1752 sphecoid1815 vespoid1815 waspy1869 1658 J. Rowland tr. T. Moffett Theater of Insects in Topsell's Hist. Four-footed Beasts (rev. ed.) 921 Whereupon that Greek Comick Poet calls those Maids,..for their slendernesse in the waste σϕηκοδεῖς [sic], waspy or like Wasps. 1869 T. W. Wood in Student II. 87 The hornet clearwing,..so waspy in appearance. 1870 Daily News 19 July 6 A brown horse with a light waspy middle. 1889 Sportsman 29 July 2/1 So long as a waspy waist is considered ‘a thing of beauty’. 2. Abounding in wasps. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [adjective] > belonging to division Petiolata > of or relating to wasps > abounding in waspy1681 1681 Rector's Bk. Clayworth (1910) 53 It was also a very waspy year. 1880 W. Morris in J. W. Mackail Life W. Morris (1899) II. 13 Very hot and waspy it was at dinner. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021). Waspyadj.² Brit. /ˈwɒspi/, U.S. /ˈwɑspi/ Forms: Also WASPy. Etymology: < Wasp n.² + -y suffix¹. Originally and chiefly U.S. = Waspish adj.² ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of North America > native or inhabitant of U.S.A. > [adjective] > specific Mayflower1921 Waspish1968 Waspy1968 Middle American1969 1968 N.Y. Times 23 July 41/1 Black-power stalwarts suspiciously eying the Waspy surroundings. 1975 Publishers Weekly 9 June 61/3 Max Herschel, a high-powered industrialist in his 60s, coarse but with all the trappings of class, has lost his..mistress Bones to Steven Routledge, who is the antithesis of Max, WASPy, idealistic, a failed novelist. 1978 M. Puzo Fools Die xxxiii. 383 A slim, Waspy, forty-year-old ex-debutante. Draft additions 1993 ˈWaspily adv. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of North America > native or inhabitant of U.S.A. > [adverb] > specific Waspily1985 1985 Washington Post 18 May c9/6 Michael Chaban..is rather WASPily handsome as Alonso. 1989 Chicago Tribune 22 Jan. xii. 10/4 Washington is a city of neighborhoods, and most of them are nowhere near as waspily white-bread as the president. ˈWaspiness n. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of North America > native or inhabitant of U.S.A. > [noun] > character or quality > specific Afro-americanism1890 Waspdom1969 Waspiness1983 1983 Time 15 Aug. 69/3 One Life [to Live]..integrated assorted ethnic types into the white-bread Waspiness of Soapland. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.a1529adj.¹1658adj.²1968
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waspyn.

waspyadj.1

Waspyadj.2

Draft additions 1993

waspyadj.¹

Waspyadj.²