shrewish
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shrewish
- /ˈʃɹuː.ɪʃ/
- /ˈʃɹɪu̯.ɪʃ/
Where it comes from
From shrew + -ish. Compare Middle English schrewis, shrewessh, shrewyssh (“wicked, malignant”).
adjective more shrewish · most shrewish
- Of or pertaining to a shrew (a nagging, ill-tempered woman). “For my own part,” she rejoined, “I must confess that I never could see any beauty in her. Her face is too thin; her complexion has no brilliancy; and her features are not at all handsome. Her nose wants character; there is nothing marked in its lines. Her teeth are tolerable, but not out of the com
- Bad-tempered; ill-natured; obstinate, as a shrew.
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adj of or pertaining to a shrew (ill-tempered, nagging woman)
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Talk about this word "shrewish." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shrewish. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. shrewish. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shrewish "shrewish." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shrewish.Cite this
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