| 单词 | waspish |
| 例句 | It surprised her how quickly, during reunions with old friends, the subject of marriage came up, a waspish tone in the voices of the unmarried, a smugness in those of the married. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Lawrence and the Rad Lab, he observed waspishly, had “absolutely no experience in reactor design or operation.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “What were you going to do, snore at them?” said Hermione waspishly. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Bohr waspishly lectured G. P. Thomson of the Cavendish, who had been stumping for Cockcroft and Walton. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “Well, good night to you,” he said a little waspishly, and he began to move out of sight again. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Tony Blair is writing one; Alistair Darling, if he chooses to be waspish, might produce an unexpected hit. Alastair Campbell's diaries: What the spin doctor saw 2010-05-28T23:07:00Z Holmes, played with a waspish glee by Benedict Cumberbatch, delighted in solving puzzles no one else could solve, and we delighted along with him. Review: ‘Sherlock’ Returns, Tracking a Smasher of Thatcher Busts 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z Both Hadid's work and her business premises are pertinent to the debate going on about the design of schools, prompted by the remarks of the education secretary Michael Gove and the waspish columnist-turned-education-reformer Toby Young. Amazing Grace 2010-10-16T23:06:00Z As well as waspish observations about personalities – Charles Clarke is "a quixotic contrarian" – there are revealing anecdotes. Last Man Standing by Jack Straw - review 2012-10-02T11:29:00Z Even before the appearance of her ghostly rival, Norris radiates a waspish discontent. Blithe Spirit ? review 2011-03-10T00:59:34Z He shared an exceptionally happy married life, living for more than six decades with his wife, Helen, who seemed – on the surface – a somewhat waspish presence, though below was a heart of gold. Elliott Carter remembered: 'Music seemed to erupt from his very being' 2012-11-06T18:41:42Z It's a very traditional studio sitcom setup, made watchable by its stars and enjoyable by a waspish script. ITV's gay sitcom fails to impress 2013-04-30T10:12:43Z She wears a vintage Bowie T-shirt, has a wood-cut picture of the Yorkshire town of Whitby tattooed on her right arm, and is a prolific and waspish presence on Twitter. 'All my life suddenly made sense': how it feels to be diagnosed with autism late in life 2016-11-19T05:00:00Z That, at least, is in line with current government policy, he suggests waspishly. Philip Pullman: Why I love comics 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z Among the waspish regulars of the Algonquin Round Table, Robert Benchley cut a relatively docile figure. The Smart Set Sneered, but the Play Won the Day 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z In any event, one sees things somewhat differently, especially if the reporting is done with an irreverent eye, a waspish tongue and a “no holds barred” attitude to customary villains, heroes, strategy and tactics. Review: ‘The Death and Life of Great American Cities,’ by Jane Jacobs 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z As a brittle, waspish author, Kidman was horribly uncompromising, alienating everyone around her and some critics too, who just found it all a bit too nasty to watch. Nicole Kidman: five best moments 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z He also has a playful quasi-Brit accent to emphasise how louche and racy he is supposed to be, exchanging waspish badinage with everyone at court. Beyond the negroni: Stanley Tucci's 20 best films – ranked! 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z It was Capote, not Vidal, who came up with the most waspish dismissal of Kerouac's work: "That's not writing, that's typing." The A-Z of Gore Vidal 2012-08-01T19:00:06Z And Ms. Beck’s brisk and composed Alice comes across as merely waspish instead of vitriolic. Reviews: ‘Mies Julie’ and ‘Dance of Death,’ Love and Madness in Strindberg 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z It's "suavely directed," with an "elegantly waspish script"; as for Moore, "Few actresses go as deep into their characters and push them so relentlessly toward the furthest edge of sympathy." 'Maps to the Stars' an incendiary tour of Hollywood hell, reviews say 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z And then someone who would completely throw the party into chaos, someone incredibly opinionated and waspish, like Dirk Bogarde. Elton John’s Bookshelves Are Meticulous. Just Ask Him. 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z The others may have been more waspish, more Joan Collins, but not much more. Broken Britain? Read returning natives before Joan Collins 2011-08-25T08:56:29Z Though the humor is better suited to short-form comedy than a feature, the movie will delight devotees of Mr. Coogan’s abrasive, waspish and strangely charming brand of satire. Movie Listings for April 11-17 2014-04-10T22:40:37Z His waspish wit can make him entertaining company at a party, but there is little evidence of that in his largely turgid prose. The Third Man by Peter Mandelson 2010-07-17T23:05:00Z As with earlier works, the novel drew conflicting responses, with The Times of London calling it a “waspish sequel,” while a review in The Guardian questioned its feminist credentials and called the book “boring.” Fay Weldon, British Novelist Who Challenged Feminist Orthodoxy, Dies at 91 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z The author shrewdly suggests that Margaret, “most at home in the company of the camp, the cultured and the waspish,” probably didn’t realize “that such a high proportion of them kept diaries.” Mad, Bad and Difficult to Know: The Life of a Rebel Aristocrat 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z After some misfires in which his roles accentuated the grating aspects of his Will Truman character in “Will & Grace,” Mr. McCormack goes for a more sympathetic mix of waspish and wounded in “Perception.” Television Review: ‘Perception’ With Eric McCormack on TNT 2012-07-08T18:32:52Z Massey worked most frequently in television and was a stalwart of British period dramas, often cast as a waspish spinster or maiden aunt. British actress Anna Massey dies at 73 2011-07-04T18:01:04Z In fact, he's a successful writer of detective mysteries, who bases his books on periods spent "embedded" with the NYPD, particularly the waspish Detective Beckett. Tonight's TV highlights: Food 2010-09-21T23:05:00Z Perhaps it doesn’t have the lightness and waspish asperity that we prize in a Smith performance, but this is fine work. Maggie Smith's 20 best films – ranked! 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z The show stars Paul O'Grady's waspish creation, Lily Savage, as widowed mum Lily Twankey, whose husband leaves her nothing but a laundry on the "street of a thousand scrubbers" in Peking. Aladdin: A Wish Come True – review 2012-12-17T12:48:46Z What the book fails to underline quite as heavily is how waspish the maitre himself could be. Derrida: A Biography by Benoît Peeters - review 2012-11-14T08:00:01Z The jibe about Capote was characteristic of his waspish talk-show manner, and few writers have shown so much flair in using television to maintain their public image. Adam Mars-Jones: my lunch at the Dorchester with Gore Vidal 2012-08-03T07:00:37Z William was outstandingly precise and waspish as Vaughan Cunningham, a pacifist literary gadfly with a nasal intonation and a fund of semi-louche aphorisms. David William obituary 2010-08-23T17:41:00Z To be honest, for the waspish Hirschberg, the feature wasn't that nasty, though its tone sneered and she made many of her points through implication. MIA: 'I'm here for the people' 2010-06-12T23:05:00Z The crowd howling for Christ's death sounds waspish rather than violent when there are only four singers, though the chorales have an introverted, devotional purity. St John Passion | Classical review 2010-03-23T23:00:00Z It isn’t hard to guess which of the two men was a regular at the waspish Algonquin Round Table and which was a sporadic visitor. The Man Who Was American Music 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z He's also growing old, tangling gamely with political correctness, watching friends die and diminish, and waspishly assessing his own achievement. Final Demands by Frederic Raphael 2010-04-17T23:10:00Z Behind the scenes, though, it's all about the mythos that has sprung up around the editor, Anna Wintour, to whose waspish legend the film The Devil Wear Prada has greatly contributed. Big Brother: The Final 2010-08-24T07:00:00Z As Reve recounts those days, he is forced to admit many of his own failings, which are underscored by the visiting parish dean’s waspish manner and harsh words. Review | ‘The Western Wind’ brings medieval England back to life 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z Brian Sewell in the Spectator was more waspish: "At his best his essays recall the breadth and interest of Aldous Huxley's, but rarely their acuity; at worst they echo the tedious maunderings of Will Self." Book reviews roundup: The Rosie Project, The Prince, the Princess and the Perfect Murder and Lost, Stolen or Shredded 2013-04-19T18:19:01Z Here these two formidable figures eye each other frostily and trade waspish comments on each other’s health. Theater Review: ‘Hellman v. McCarthy’ at Abingdon Theater Company 2014-03-27T02:00:18Z While the first-person viewpoint had suited the frothy, waspish "The Muses Are Heard", Capote was aware that it would capsize a longer, more complex narrative. Truman Capote's In Cold Blood - rereading 2011-08-05T09:00:06Z David Lowery’s film, in its relish for Redford’s waspish looks and smooth, movie-star charm, is itself a kind of swan song for a bygone version of the American man, solitary, sandy-blond and square-jawed. Boys on film: what we can learn about masculinity from Hollywood 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z Edward Burne-Jones, nominally a friend, spoke waspishly of Leighton's poor taste in having "all those splendid things from the East built up in such a silly way". Leighton House: a private palace of art 2010-04-16T23:09:00Z His style, using a modern cello but a period bow, was waspish and rhetorical, with phrases picked apart and a buzz to the sound. Matt Haimovitz and Bach, Colonizing Columbia’s Campus 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z His style dovetailed superbly with the pugnacious Warner, all waspish cuts and wristy flicks, as Pakistan's attack struggled to find consistent lengths. Warner ton inspires Australia victory over Pakistan 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z “Umm, yes, a little waspish by my usual standards,” Mr. McManus allowed, sipping his beer and adding with a laugh, “it’s a bit hard to come back from that.” To His Surprise, His Play About 2 Dead U.K. Politicians Struck a Chord 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z The waspish TV pundit paid tribute to the show's makers on Twitter, with the help of one of his Strictly catchphrases. Craig Revel Horwood wins Celebrity MasterChef at last 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z Their members included Calment’s distant relatives, and others who had known her; although some said she had been haughty and waspish, they didn’t want her reputation sullied. 'People are caught up in magical thinking': was the oldest woman in the world a fraud? 2019-11-30T05:00:00Z Sensing the drift in play, Northern Ireland’s waspish work rate – with Saville and Corry Evans in particular – increased to impeccable levels. Northern Ireland battle but Germany’s Halstenberg and Gnabry strike 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z And weddings in stately homes where the guests play croquet, and a hog is roasted, and the bride’s waist is so waspish – and have the couple had their teeth bleached, because it seems so? I swore I’d never mention marriage again, but everyone deserves an Instagram wedding | Grace Dent 2019-07-20T04:00:00Z For many of its MPs and the overwhelming majority of members, Labour’s natural home is in what Corbyn’s team waspishly call Remoania. Why Labour's leader has to perform a Brexit balancing act 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z Emery’s side played with snap and bite from the start, with the tone set by Lucas Torreira’s waspish performance, and the impressive Aaron Ramsey. Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend's action 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z Complex but immediate, packed with melodic hooks and waspishly funny lines, they were the kind of songs that artists spend their whole careers striving towards. Pete Shelley: the smart, sardonic punk bard of unrequited romance 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z But that idealistic quest didn't mean Beaton couldn't be waspish about other people, or, for that matter, they about him. Review: ‘Love, Cecil’ nicely captures the witty, talented enigma that was Cecil Beaton 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z The green light given to BMW proves that China “knows how to open up” when it wants to, Mr Juncker added waspishly. Amid tensions with America, China is turning to Europe 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z But when the reporter Sam Donaldson, a waspish critic of Reagan, asked him in Red Square, “Do you still think you are in an evil empire?” When Reagan Met Lenin 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z He will remain in the sport, whether as manager advisor or simply waspish TV pundit. Arsène Wenger, Arsenal's departing general, deserves a fitting farewell | Barney Ronay 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z In the process he took his tally against Everton to four this season, helping his team move level with Liverpool in fourth place and combining brilliantly with the waspish Son Heung-min. Tottenham outclass uninspired Everton as Harry Kane reaches new milestone 2018-01-13T05:00:00Z He would be better suited to a role just off the central striker, playing closer to other forwards and encouraging his waspish high press and ability to win back possession quickly. Thomas Lemar: humble, shy and set to be the subject of more mammoth bids 2018-01-13T05:00:00Z The US should consider its crushing response to the Occupy Wall Street and Ferguson riots before criticising other countries, a spokeswoman said waspishly. Iran unrest: it's the economy, stupid, not a cry for freedom or foreign plotters | Simon Tisdall 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z Mole's waspish observations of the politics of the day are another feature of Townsend's books. The enduring appeal of Adrian Mole, aged 50 - BBC News 2017-04-01T04:00:00Z He gained a reputation as a persistent, often waspish, interrogator whose withering putdowns became a feature of his time in Parliament. Obituary: Gerald Kaufman - BBC News 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z "If you oppose me," Henry says darkly, "I will strike you as only I can," while Eleanor follows up a telling verbal blow with a waspish, "I was afraid that wouldn't hurt." Peter O'Toole and Katharine Hepburn roar through the lovingly restored Oscar winner 'The Lion in Winter' 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z The waspish cartoon in a Saudi-owned newspaper summed up the anger behind Riyadh's decision to cancel billions of dollars in military aid and suspend decades of engagement in Lebanon's fraught politics. Saudi Arabia's bitter Lebanese divorce 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z Rubio waspishly noted that if it weren’t for everyone else who was running, he would be beating Trump. The GOP’s Super Tuesday nightmare: Donald Trump’s on his way to the Republican nomination — and he really could be president 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z His waspish putdowns, love of fine drawing, knowledge of art history and his genteel diction made him one of the UK’s best-known critics. Brian Sewell, ‘most controversial’ art critic, dies aged 84 2015-09-19T04:00:00Z Like many such waspish observations, there’s sufficient truth in the quip for it to sting. In Its 8th World Cup, Rugby Hopes to Take Over the World 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z In conversation, he is witty and waspish, although topics occasionally drift in and out of focus, for reasons that may not be unrelated to the sport that has defined his life. Floyd Mayweather’s Father: “He Didn’t Do Bad” 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z "The audacity is astonishing," she told the man himself as they cosied up on the studio sofa, adding waspishly: "There was a wonderful debate in Scotland. You lost it." Where will 'winding up' Westminster lead? 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z To the producers of the waspish satirical TV show Wonderful Country he is a rather slick song and dance man. Israel election: An end or new era for Netanyahu? 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z It's an extraordinary catalog, the product of an exhausting amount of legwork enlivened by a literary style that is waspish, informed and opinionated. Trip Tips: 50 years on, quirky guide to London still shows the way 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z “Twilight of the Eastern Gods” is comic and waspish, and Kadare, unlike his comrades at the institute, is a true and unforgiving writer, with a nice penchant for simile. Book review: ‘Twilight of the Eastern Gods,’ by Ismail Kadare He would back himself to become the first with his instinct always to shoot, that waspish left foot forever a threat as Salvatore Sirigu quickly discovered. Wayne Rooney makes World Cup impact but only as a left-field assistant 2014-06-14T04:00:00Z Mary Portas Famous for: Knocking retailers into shape and dispensing waspish one-liners on TV shows like Mary Queen of Shops. TV experts turned tsars: How did they do? 2013-06-06T00:32:01Z "Members of the public would be forgiven for thinking that it is MPs who are lazy, and that it is parliament that is failing to provide good value for money," she said, waspishly. Margaret Hodge: 'The tax you owe is a duty. It's an obligation' 2013-04-27T07:00:23Z The term rapidly acquired negative connotations; the following year, the New Age magazine wrote waspishly of English mandarins having lost the power to restrict discussion, "at least by open means". China: 'rogue' donor or beacon of south-south co-operation? 2013-04-02T14:54:00Z But in his pomp, still waspishly sharp, Hadlee expended not a single drop of energy unproductively. England's Steven Finn takes short cut in pursuit of maximum velocity 2013-02-21T22:00:02Z With his waspish movement, the 29-year-old certainly provides a more subtle threat than André, his main competitor for a starting role. The week(end) that was: The best of Brazilian football roundup 2013-02-07T10:00:01Z If he was apprehensive about the sweaty demands – up to 13 editions in those days by a team of happily noisy, busy, waspish journos – it didn't show. David Foot on Frank Keating: What we all valued was his humanity 2013-01-29T13:08:51Z The librarian, keys at his waspish gut, is a defrocked Jesuit, ashen-headed, ashen-faced; he admits that he has never lifted down half of the books. Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z Still miserable over Chopin's death—and far more so over the way people were talking about her treatment of him—she was decidedly waspish to the trans-Channel admirer. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z Naturally women writers, "little geese," are not spared by this waspish misogynist, whose intense, pessimistic vision deformed ideas as well as objects. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z The bullet went close over the top of Woof's head and sang waspishly across the clearing. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z "You're either the wonder child of the British Empire or its champion fool," remarked Price somewhat waspishly, as he prepared to leave me alone with the Callender-Graham dossier. Lord John in New York 2012-01-04T03:00:30.077Z The sting of his waspish speech was in its tail. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z Her cutaway coat was buttoned tightly over a manly bosom, and her waist was not waspish. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z Whistler discoursed wittily, waspishly, but he wasn't knee-high to a grasshopper when confronted with Wilde. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z Though he is crabbed, too; rather crabbed and waspish, when he i'n't pleased. The Wanderer (Volume 4 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:32.663Z People who might have been modest and gentle, grow, merely from self-defence, arrogant and aggressive; they become waspish, contradictory, unfair, who were born to be wise and just, and well-mannered. Limbo and Other Essays To which is now added Ariadne in Mantua 2011-08-25T02:00:33.233Z Let her be a little less waspish and I will try to get along with her. Marjorie Dean College Freshman 2011-07-27T02:00:32.033Z Wiggins was a little, waspish man, who lived in the country, and was called a "forehanded" farmer. The Puddleford Papers, Or Humors of the West 2011-07-12T02:00:33.027Z The persifleurs, those butterflies who carry waspish stings, accounted Sir Thomas to be of no little presumption, that “in noting other men’s vices he should correct magnificat.” Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z And with the waspish exclamation she leaned out, took him by the coat lapels and literally pushed him out of her way. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z No, Sir," replied the round one, very waspishly—"no, Sir, I shall not! Mornings at Bow Street A Selection of the Most Humorous and Entertaining Reports which Have Appeared in the 'Morning Herald' 2011-04-08T02:00:09.863Z It was an unequal fight, for the Tank just ignored that waspish machine-gun fire, and went on its way with only a scratch or two. From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917 2011-03-04T03:01:00.007Z After, dull booming of distant artillery, or waspish whinings of kettledrums. Menotah A Tale of the Riel Rebellion 2011-02-14T03:00:35.553Z Johnson's waspish energy was key to prising Stoke apart. Andy Johnson shines again as a revitalised Fulham dazzle a dull Stoke 2011-01-24T07:01:02Z Spirals and winders made him that waspish as I took good care to make myself particularly wanted somewhere else than at the bridge at which he was busy when he had to do them. Scamping Tricks and Odd Knowledge Occasionally Practised upon Public Works 2011-01-14T03:00:46.103Z "Lord bless me, nothing!" was Molly's invariable reply; and at every succeeding question she grew more waspish than before. Mornings at Bow Street A Selection of the Most Humorous and Entertaining Reports which Have Appeared in the 'Morning Herald' 2011-04-08T02:00:09.863Z More recently, Chris Mullins has charted with waspish delight and plenty of despair what it was like serving in the lower ranks of Tony Blair's government. Dear diary 2010-12-31T15:40:10Z His ability is evident, any shyness outside his close friends tempered by a confidence in his ability, and his waspish on-field moments are better judged than they used to be. The Ashes 2010-11: Jimmy Anderson gives credit to Peter Moores 2010-12-31T21:59:01Z Unusually composed in the role of interview frontman: able to conduct an entire glad-handing presentation ceremony while simultaneously coating proceedings in a gloss of waspish irony. The Ashes 2010: Barney Ronay's guide to the Sky Sports pundits 2010-11-24T12:42:00Z Like Johnson did, Stern enjoys playing the role of provocateur; but unlike Johnson, who was patrician as well as waspish, Stern did not grow up surrounded by the luxury he purveys. The Traditionalist 2010-10-15T18:05:00Z The net result is that it's more waspishly fun to drive than a Mini or a Fiat Cinquecento or just about any other small car on the road. On the road: Suzuki Swift 1.3 SZ3 DDiS 2010-03-20T00:10:00Z "They're at the other end of the stall," snapped the vendor waspishly. 2010-02-06T12:03:00Z Mr Gaidar waspishly called that “the most expensive economics education in history”. 2009-12-16T09:22:00Z "From such a sharp and waspish word as 'no,' To pluck the sting!" Ayala's Angel He was the most contrary, malicious, waspish elf that could well be imagined. Flora Lyndsay or, Passages in an Eventful Life Vol. II. That was the face, vital, fearless, patently self-willed for all its kindly immaturities of concession, that Teevan had thought to prevail over by his stings of waspish contempt. Ewing\\'s Lady Well, what now?” she said, waspishly, and changing her tone to the metallic aggressive common amongst some women. Thereby Hangs a Tale Volume One So the kettle drums brayed out their angry waspish whirr, and the great basses boomed dull and hollow over all. The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway The waspish little mutiny was so amusing that Si had to smile in spite of himself. Si Klegg, Book 6 (of 6) Si And Shorty, With Their Boy Recruits, Enter On The Atlanta Campaign She pictured to herself the cool effrontery with which the actress would crush these waspish women by creating a court of every eligible man in the place. The Silent Barrier Little did jealous, intriguing Lee know of these things; petulant, waspish Izard still less. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 91, May, 1865 Jonson allowed himself great liberty in personal satire, by which, doubtless, he rung an alarum to a waspish host; he lampooned Inigo Jones, the great machinist and architect. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors Something moved–it was the man, his head twisted over his shoulder, his gun still held at a ready, creeping waspishly up the path. Shadow Mountain She fancied herself as cold, hard, analytical, and ruthless; actually she was waspish, arrogant, overbearing, and treacherous. The Foreign Hand Tie It is evident by this time that she was no ordinary woman, no coarse or waspish mother-in-law, but a woman of good breeding and the highest character. That Mother-in-Law of Mine Or what vigour in youth, if it be harassed with a pettish, dogged, waspish, ill humour? In Praise of Folly Illustrated with Many Curious Cuts Fell only vindicated himself by a fresh invective on “the most vain and waspish animal of Malmesbury,” and Hobbes was too frightened to reply. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors Then reaching for the pistol that lay handy beside his leg, he leapt out with waspish quickness, only to stop short as he hurt his lame foot. Shadow Mountain Two others followed in sharp succession, and there went close by Mary’s ear the waspish whine of a minie-ball. Dr. Sevier Twice on Friday I was sent scurrying off exposed ridges by the waspish whisper of bullets coming from a Russian position jutting from the south shore of Lake Miadziol. The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War Then, firmly clutching Margery's arm in one hand and holding his seine and tin can of minnows in the other, he faced his waspish little tormentors. The Hickory Limb “Was she dark and thin and—and waspish looking?” The Campfire Girls of Roselawn Or, a Strange Message from the Air In such cases sons are often sulky or fiery, mothers are alternately manœuvring and waspish, and the portionless young lady often lies awake at night and cries a good deal. The Essays of "George Eliot" Complete “Hullo!” he said to the Hartopp, who looked properly peevish, and then waspish, as she let her glance travel to Natica, who stood perfectly poised and, I fancied, a trifle expectant. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 A cantankerous waspish counsel, with the voice of an exasperated cockatoo, endeavours to make the opposing engineer contradict himself. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 358, August 1845 And when I think of Smollett’s tales, Of waspish Pope’s ill-natured rails, Of Fielding dull, of Sterne too free, Of Swift’s uncurbed indecency, Of Dr. Johnson’s bludgeon-wit, I must confess I’m glad of it! Cobwebs from a Library Corner If I felt pleased at finding you at home, how was my satisfaction increased, by hearing from a yellow-bellied waspish footman that you were busy with the first tragedian of the day? The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Vol I, No. 2, February 1810 Dory did not want a broken head, and he did not want to give the son of his friend a broken head; and he did not want to quarrel with the waspish fellow. All Adrift or The Goldwing Club Dr. Petrelli’s temper, waspish by nature, had become positively virulent in the two weeks that had passed since the destruction of the major food cache. Cum Grano Salis Thus she carried within herself the magic that drew from waspish circumstance its sharpest sting. Fairy Fingers A Novel I thought it would be sensible, at any rate, and as there was not much comfort in talking to a man as waspish as he was, I concluded to take his advice. Desk and Debit or, The Catastrophes of a Clerk That good woman, by the way, was sorely disappointed in this new lodger, out of whom she could make no indirect profit; and she had a waspish tongue. The Beautiful Wretch; The Pupil of Aurelius; and The Four Macnicols Do they not sometimes get called waspish and shrewish by virtue of their very chastity? Plutarch's Morals If he were allowed to continue, was it not inevitable that some of his waspish stings must take serious effect? The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion Sheffield lowered his eye to the glass, and after some little delay got a sight of a long-bodied, waspish, shape, creeping, insect-wise, along a white chalk mark. The Sins of Séverac Bablon We did indeed “see,” for the waspish little boat emerged from the deluge she had raised and, steaming swiftly on, turned round and retraced her track. In the Track of the Troops So we parted ill friends; I to guard the door, she to carry her waspish tongue where she list. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess "That's a big task, my dear," he said, recovering some of his good-humor at the sight of Mina's waspish little face. Tristram of Blent An Episode in the Story of an Ancient House When a man is touchy and waspish, he is always looking out for, and catching at, occasions of offence. Advice to a Young Man upon First Going to Oxford In Ten Letters, From an Uncle to His Nephew "We'll let Mrs. Stanton read it to him when she comes," he said waspishly; and at that moment Mrs. Stanton came. A Soldier of the Legion Two others followed in sharp succession, and there went close by Mary's ear the waspish whine of a minie-ball. Standard Selections A Collection and Adaptation of Superior Productions From Best Authors For Use in Class Room and on the Platform A dozen times of late she had wondered if she were turning bitter and waspish, if she would ever again be the even-tempered Billie Warren with a good word and a smile for every one. The Settling of the Sage When you are attacked by snarling, waspish curs is it at all wonderful if you find them an echo of the proprietor? Recollections of the late William Beckford of Fonthill, Wilts and Lansdown, Bath That tight-waisted and wide-skirted coat, those faultless trousers, served only to give a waspish effect, and to emphasize the insignificance of the figure they were meant to dignify. The Mayor of Warwick But our little, waspish friend there"—he lifted one thin, brown hand to the sign of the Buckatoro Journal—"his paper is doing much mischief. Romance A waspish voice streaming blistering oaths proved that Mister Fitzgibbon was welcoming each as he emerged into daylight. The Blood Ship To quote a contemporary writer, everybody was "raven-mad" about it, except a few "waspish foes" who would do its author "more good than harm." The Dreamer A Romantic Rendering of the Life-Story of Edgar Allan Poe Perhaps a mannish woman, with a shrill voice and a waspish tongue, is as bad, but she can't be worse. A String of Amber Beads By the gods, You shall digest the venom of your spleen, Though it do split you; for, from this day forth, I'll use you for my mirth, yea for my laughter, When you are waspish. McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader Once only—this last time—stung, goaded into it by the lash of Mrs. Walraven's waspish tongue. The Unseen Bridgegroom or, Wedded For a Week "Doctor Elliot moved jest as I was coming with the cup," she said in a thin, waspish voice. 'Doc.' Gordon She became waspish, exacting, claiming more than her share of emoluments, seeking for attentions which her "amiable sovereign" saw in the fitness of things it would be folly to bestow. The Tragedy of St. Helena "Tatty was heroic"—Ruth paused on the reminiscence with a smile—" and, if you will believe me, quite waspish when I told her so." Lady Good-for-Nothing He walked restlessly and almost waspishly to and fro, looking out of the window at times, at others commenting on the rather casual character of it all. Twelve Men Gabriella, who knew something of her story, was aware of the self-sacrificing goodness of her private life, and secure in her own unclouded cheerfulness, could afford to smile tolerantly at the waspish sting. Life and Gabriella The Story of a Woman's Courage Pleasing to contemplate in contrast to this waspish spirit is the noble nature of the country obituary, inspiration to humanism. Walking-Stick Papers It may have been her distorted fancy, but down the long perspective, that figure looked more mincing, more waspish, more unreal than ever. The Fortieth Door One power was made manifest by the waspish verse-maker and the powerful satirist, and each was acknowledged as a sort of monarch. The Ethics of Drink and Other Social Questions Joints In Our Social Armour But Pope's verse is a guide to his age and the incidents of his waspish existence, lacking a key to which one misses three-fourths of the entertainment. Old and New Masters If I weather my fourth day in town I am apt to grow a trifle waspish, even though I may not be goaded to the stinging point. People of the Whirlpool You degenerate into a bitter, waspish, and fault-finding shrew; or you develop into a patient, tolerant, and infinitely understanding woman. Cheerful—By Request When she chose, his sister's tongue could be waspish. Dust Birds screamed at and scolded me; branches bruised and thorns scratched me; and still worse were the angry clouds of waspish things no bigger than flies. Green Mansions: a romance of the tropical forest In temperament he was weak and waspish, and his health had suffered heavily from oriental experiments with opium. The Innocence of Father Brown The lieutenant, waspishly superintending the work of crew and base guards at the mooring lines, stood preoccupied within an arm's length; while the landing stage was a fair six feet away. The False Faces Further Adventures from the History of the Lone Wolf She learned that a clerk must develop suavity and patience in the same degree as a customer waxes waspish and insulting, and that the spectrum's colours do not exist in the costume of the girl-behind-the-counter. Cheerful—By Request Nothing but waspishly stinging and hurting this great Man-Beast, nothing but defiance of all rules and decorums, nothing but force—of the womanish kind—answering to force, of the masculine kind, could be any use. Delia Blanchflower This is only one of many proofs that, notwithstanding his waspish temper, and his no small share of malice as well as vanity, there was a warm heart in our poet. The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 I have heard a waspish punster say, "Sir, why did you not laugh at my jest?" The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, 1796-1820 Never was a better little man, in some points, than M. Paul: never, in others, a more waspish little despot. Villette You shall digest the venom of your spleen, Though it do split you; for from this day forth I'll use you for my mirth, yea, for my laughter, When you are waspish. The Canadian Elocutionist You are a very good man, Ridley, very good-natured I'm sure, and bear with the teasing of a waspish old woman: but you are not the wisest of mankind. The Newcomes Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family The waspish old man shook himself clear of his wife, as he said with indecent asperity—"No, no, she will but make a fool of herself." Tom Cringle's Log Yet when arise Her storms of anger, long it takes to calm Her mind, so waspish is her character. Malayan Literature Two waspish rapid-fire guns stood just within the shelter of the columns, with their black snouts pointing this way and that to command the sweep of the three-cornered Place du Theatre. Paths of Glory Impressions of War Written at and Near the Front Yet this jealous, peevish, waspish little man became the most famous poet of his age and the acknowledged leader of English literature. English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World The article was produced, and, with a sigh of deep content, the girl tied it around a waist by no means waspish. The Earth Trembled Only his thin, waspish, beautifully pencilled eyebrows, drawn together a little, suggested the will and the power to sting—something vicious, unconquerable, and deadly. Victory An Island Tale You might well be waspish, with this great girl growing up beneath your pia mater; in armour, too! Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 01 I thought she looked waspish and gave herself more graces than were hers by nature. The Fool Errant Being the Memoirs of Francis-Anthony Strelley, Esq., Citizen of Lucca As for that wit which should pluck the sting "from such a sharp and waspish word as 'no,'" I fear she had it not. The Small House at Allington "I always had something to brag about, didn't I?" demanded Washer, his intemperate little pompadour bristling, and his waxed mustache as waspish as if he were really provoked. Five Thousand an Hour : how Johnny Gamble won the heiress Mr. Jones raised his waspish eyebrows, at the sound. Victory An Island Tale Slyly observant of this, her companion multiplied his sportive allusions, and was amused to find Polly grow waspish. The Town Traveller Drawing near the shore, the grim, black spars and waspish hull of a small man-of-war craft crept into view; the masts and yards lined distinctly against the sky. Omoo Young MacDonald, talking to Clifford Du Bois in the office of the Inquirer, and reflecting how little his private telephone message had availed him, was in a waspish, ironic frame of mind. The Titan She did not even make an attempt From such a sharp and waspish word as "no" To pluck the sting. Barchester Towers One must have the wit 'from such a sharp and waspish word as No to pluck the sting.' Framley Parsonage The insect is as large as a hornet, and has a most waspish appearance. The Naturalist on the River Amazons She did not even make an attempt >From such a sharp and waspish word as 'no' To pluck the string. Barchester Towers So that we may excuse Raleigh's answering somewhat waspish to some quotation of Spenser's from the three letters of "Immerito and G. H." Westward Ho!, or, the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the county of Devon, in the reign of her most glorious majesty Queen Elizabeth Once in possession of a family secret, he felt himself secure, and henceforth he was free to browbeat his employer and to flog his pupil to the satisfaction of his waspish nature. A Book of Scoundrels Mr. Cruce was now mate; the waspish little third had become second; Louis Silva, the captain's favourite harpooner was third; and I was to be fourth. The Cruise of the Cachalot Round the World After Sperm Whales |
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