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Raspy vs Waspy - What's the difference?

raspy | waspy |

As adjectives the difference between raspy and waspy

is that raspy is (of sound) rough, raw, especially used to describe vocal quality while waspy is (label) of, related to, or characteristic of a wasp (white anglo-saxon protestant) or the culture of wasps.

raspy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • (of sound) Rough, raw, especially used to describe vocal quality.
    • His incessant coughing made his voice sound raspy .
  • Irritable.
  • * Louisa May Alcott, Little Wives
    • I don't wish to get raspy , so let's change the subject.

    Synonyms

    * grating, harsh, hoarse, rough * (irritable) irritable

    Anagrams

    * prays, spray

    See also

    * raspiness

    waspy

    English

    Etymology 1

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Resembling or characteristic of a wasp; wasplike.
  • * 2001 , Charlaine Harris, Dead Until Dark
    • 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.
  • Infested with wasps.
    • a waspy apple

    Etymology 2

    Alternative forms

    * WASPy

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (slang) Like a wasp (white Anglo-Saxon Protestant), a member of the dominant American upper-class culture.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=June 17, author=Allen Salkin, title=Manny and the Socialites: Let’s Roll, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=“I wasn’t asking the traditional waspy preppy types. }}