shrewishly
- a word derived from shrewish.
Example Sentences
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The mezzo-soprano Lacey Jo Benter offered a chuckle-inducing portrayal of the shrewishly selfish Zita.
From New York Times ● Apr. 28, 2011
"What are you doing," she had called shrewishly, "looking for your fortune?"
From Time Magazine Archive
The foreman patted his ears briskly, for the night wind was sweeping down the lake and squalling shrewishly about the corners of buildings in the little settlement.
From The Rainy Day Railroad War by Day, Holman
And, because her nerves were drawn taut until they were ready to snap, Sidney turned on him shrewishly.
From K by Rinehart, Mary Roberts
He is very well-favour'd, and he speaks very shrewishly; one would think his mother's milk were scarce out of him.
From Twelfth Night by Shakespeare, William
