wasˈpishness noun

waspˈ-like adjective

wasˈpy adjective

Waspish

wasˈpish-headˈed adjective (Shakespeare)

Hot-headed, passionate

waspˈnest, wasp's nest or wasps' nest noun

1. The nest of a wasp or of a community of wasps
2. A place full of enemies or angry people (figurative)
3. Circumstances in which one is assailed indignantly from all sides (figurative)

waspˈ-tongu'd adjective (Shakespeare, 1 Henry IV I.3.236; 1st quarto waspˈ-stung, others waspˈ-tongue)

Having a biting tongue, shrewish

wasp waist noun

A very slender waist reminiscent of a wasp's, esp contrasting with more substantial proportions above and below it

waspˈ-waistˈed adjective

1. Slender-waisted
2. Laced tightly