Definition of "wasp-tongued" [wasp-tongued]

• Petulant-tongued; shrewish.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "As a trendsetter, "Idol" has served as blueprint for a generation of shows in which contestants - whether singing, dancing, skating, playing the fiddle or swallowing fire - are vetted by a triad that includes one wasp-tongued TV judge, preferably with a foreign accent."
• "As a trendsetter, Idol has served as blueprint for a generation of shows in which contestants - whether singing, dancing, skating, playing the fiddle or swallowing fire - are vetted by a triad that includes one wasp-tongued TV judge, preferably with a foreign accent."
• "As a trendsetter, "Idol" has served as blueprint for a generation of shows in which contestants _ whether singing, dancing, skating, playing the fiddle or swallowing fire _ are vetted by a triad that includes one wasp-tongued TV judge, preferably with a foreign accent."