adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to a shrew (a nagging, ill-tempered woman).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
shrewish
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/ˈʃɹuː.ɪʃ/
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/ˈʃɹɪu̯.ɪʃ/
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adj
Meaning 2
Bad-tempered; ill-natured; obstinate, as a shrew.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
continually complaining or faultfinding
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a shrewish wife
- nagging parents
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: nagging
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From shrew + -ish. Compare Middle English schrewis, shrewessh, shrewyssh (“wicked, malignant”).
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: acariâtre — of or pertaining to a shrew (ill-tempered, nagging woman)
- Tagalog: mataray — of or pertaining to a shrew (ill-tempered, nagging woman)