shrewish
IPA: ʃrˈuɪʃ
adjective
- Of or pertaining to a shrew (a nagging, ill-tempered woman).
- Bad-tempered; ill-natured; obstinate, as a shrew.
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Examples of "shrewish" in Sentences
- Mrs Twit is the shrewish wife of Mr Twit.
- From, the name of the shrewish wife of Socrates.
- Some men do like to be dominated by shrewish women.
- Some days I get weary of being unilaterally shrewish.
- She is also cruel and self serving, with a shrewish temperament.
- That night, he has one more argument with his shrewish wife, Jane.
- She is a sharp, slightly shrewish woman who keeps her staff of two in order.
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