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shrewish

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shrew·ish  (shrsh)
adj.
Ill-tempered; nagging.
shrewish·ly adv.
shrewish·ness n.
shrewish [ˈʃruːɪʃ]
adj
(esp of a woman) bad-tempered and nagging
shrewishly  adv
shrewishness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.shrewishshrewish - continually complaining or faultfinding; "a shrewish wife"; "nagging parents"
nagging
ill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition
Translations
shrewish [ˈʃruːɪʃ] ADJ → regañón, de mal genio
shrewish
adj → zänkisch, boshaft, giftig
shrewish [ˈʃruːɪʃ] adj (pej) (woman, wife) → bisbetico/a
shrewish [ˈʃruːɪʃ] adj (pej) (woman, wife) → bisbetico/a


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They have a sharp, shrewish look, which I do not like at all; and in her air altogether there is a self-sufficiency without fashion, which is intolerable.
Pride and Prejudice by Austen, Jane View in context
This Miggs was a tall young lady, very much addicted to pattens in private life; slender and shrewish, of a rather uncomfortable figure, and though not absolutely ill-looking, of a sharp and acid visage.
Barnaby Rudge - A Tale Of The Riots Of 'Eighty by Dickens, Charles View in context
Poyser was elderly or shrewish in her appearance; she was a good-looking woman, not more than eight-and-thirty, of fair complexion and sandy hair, well-shapen, light-footed.
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