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shrewishness

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shrew·ish  (shrsh)
adj.
Ill-tempered; nagging.
shrewish·ly adv.
shrewish·ness n.
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Noun1.shrewishness - a nature given to nagging or scolding
ill nature - a disagreeable, irritable, or malevolent disposition
Translations
shrewishness
n → Boshaftigkeit f, → Giftigkeit f


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