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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

having the qualities of a shrew; having a scolding disposition; froward; peevish.

My wife is

shrewish

when I keep not hours.

Shakespeare

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Shrew′ish-ly

adv.

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Shrew′ish-ness

Noun.

Adj.

Having the qualities of a shrew; forward; peevish; petulantly clamorous.

My wife is shrewish when I keep not hours. Shak.