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shrewish

shre·wish

UK/ˈʃɹuː.ɪʃ/ US/ˈʃɹɪu̯.ɪʃ/ uncommon

adjective

1.

continually complaining or faultfinding

  • “a shrewish wife”
  • “nagging parents”
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Origin

From shrew + -ish. Compare Middle English schrewis, shrewessh, shrewyssh (“wicked, malignant”).

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