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English Dictionary: shrewish by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
shrewish
adj
  1. continually complaining or faultfinding; "a shrewish wife"; "nagging parents"
    Synonym(s): shrewish, nagging
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Shrewish \Shrew"ish\, a.
      having the qualities of a shrew; having a scolding
      disposition; froward; peevish.
  
               My wife is shrewish when I keep not hours. --Shak.
      -- {Shrew"ish*ly}, adv. -- {Shrew"ish*ness}, n.
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