shrewish
/ˈʃruːɪʃ/
adjective
- Having a bad-tempered, nagging, or scolding nature, especially in a woman.
- Her shrewish comments made everyone at the dinner table uncomfortable.
- He tried to avoid his shrewish neighbor, who always found something to criticize.
- The character in the play was portrayed as a shrewish wife who constantly complained.
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