shrewish
adjective
having the disposition of a shrew.
shrewishness
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a word derived from
shrewish.
Example Sentences
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Parthenia's shrewishness only hastens their marriage, in a sleepy village church.
From Time Magazine Archive
Care and fear and shrewishness dropped like a mask from every face.
From The Promised Land by Mary Antin
The weather had broken, and the sharp wind was almost autumnal in its shrewishness.
From The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
As time went on and developed the sweetness of Pete, the man grew more and more distasteful to her, and she broke into fits of shrewishness.
From The Manxman A Novel - 1895 by Sir Hall Caine
No sooner is the marriage contract signed than Norina, acting upon her instructions, launches forth upon a career of unexampled shrewishness, extravagance, and flirtation.
From The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. by J. A. Fuller-Maitland
