1. in an irritable, bad-tempered, or sharply critical manner

Examples

• She responded waspishly to his innocent question.
• The critic waspishly dismissed the new play as amateur.
• He waspishly corrected every minor error in her presentation.
• The teacher spoke waspishly when the students continued talking.
• She waspishly remarked that he was always late.
• The customer complained waspishly about the slow service.