Definition of shrewish in English:

shrewish

adjective ˈʃruːɪʃˈʃruɪʃ

(of a woman) bad-tempered or aggressively assertive.
his shrewish wife
Example sentencesExamples
- Being nasty, rude, shrewish and creepy was very fun to do - I simply pretended to be in a bad mood each time the camera rolled.
- He is married to a shrewish wife who spends her days in curlers and her nights prostrate in their trashy trailer home.
- The shrewish Katharina gives her final speech of submission out of real love for Petruchio, apparently because she realizes he's as mixed up as she is.
- Paul was more than a little depressed with his shrewish wife Zilla, who constantly badgered him, embarrassed him in public, and treated him like a little boy.
- He intends to woo her perfectly, by telling her how lovely she is, when she looks shrewish, how beautifully she plays, when she makes horrid noises, and more.
Synonyms
bad-tempered, quarrelsome, nasty, mean, spiteful, sharp-tongued, scolding, nagging, peevish, catty, snappy, vindictive, aggressive
venomous, rancorous, bitchy, snide, backbiting, petulant, vixenish, cattish
complaining, grumbling, fault-finding, carping, cavilling, criticizing, captious

Derivatives

shrewishly

adverbˈʃruːɪʃ(ə)liˈʃruɪʃli

She does an admirable job of going from ecstatically happy to shrewishly miserable, from being a loving daughter to a hateful sister.
Example sentencesExamples
- Marie's voice rose shrewishly, riding the high waves of the baby's incessant outcry against the restrictions upon appetite imposed by enlightened motherhood.
- Mary is brittle and bright, using her feminine wiles to get her way and being shrewishly clever to advance her agendas.
- He is very well-favoured and he speaks very shrewishly; one would think his mother's milk were scarce out of him.
- Easily half this movie's running time is going to be devoted to the two of them either bickering shrewishly or falling implausibly in love.
- One could see that he felt oppressed by the shrewishly seductive manipulations of Anna, a widow who recklessly inspired a romance between one of the king's countless concubines and a shirtless youth.

shrewishness

noun

Leigh's Petruchio is too strong to fall for a woman who is blatantly manipulative rather than a match for his own true shrewishness.
Example sentencesExamples
- The taming of Katherine is not a women's shrewishness being cured as much as it is a woman being taught the rules of the ‘patriarchal game’.
- Curiously, in Peter Barnes's breezy screenplay, Lot's wife is saddled with most of the shrewishness usually attributed to Noah's wife, Naamah, who is supposed in legend to have refused to board the ark.
- It is winter, and they believe cold weather is enough of a whip to tame the wildest of beasts and even the shrewishness of both Kate and Petruchio.

Rhymes

bluish, Jewish, newish

Definition of shrewish in US English:

shrewish

adjectiveˈSHro͞oiSHˈʃruɪʃ

(of a woman) bad-tempered or aggressively assertive.
his shrewish wife
Example sentencesExamples
- Paul was more than a little depressed with his shrewish wife Zilla, who constantly badgered him, embarrassed him in public, and treated him like a little boy.
- Being nasty, rude, shrewish and creepy was very fun to do - I simply pretended to be in a bad mood each time the camera rolled.
- He intends to woo her perfectly, by telling her how lovely she is, when she looks shrewish, how beautifully she plays, when she makes horrid noises, and more.
- He is married to a shrewish wife who spends her days in curlers and her nights prostrate in their trashy trailer home.
- The shrewish Katharina gives her final speech of submission out of real love for Petruchio, apparently because she realizes he's as mixed up as she is.
Synonyms
bad-tempered, quarrelsome, nasty, mean, spiteful, sharp-tongued, scolding, nagging, peevish, catty, snappy, vindictive, aggressive

词汇	shrewish
释义	Definition of shrewish in English: shrewish adjective ˈʃruːɪʃˈʃruɪʃ (of a woman) bad-tempered or aggressively assertive. his shrewish wife Example sentencesExamples Being nasty, rude, shrewish and creepy was very fun to do - I simply pretended to be in a bad mood each time the camera rolled. He is married to a shrewish wife who spends her days in curlers and her nights prostrate in their trashy trailer home. The shrewish Katharina gives her final speech of submission out of real love for Petruchio, apparently because she realizes he's as mixed up as she is. Paul was more than a little depressed with his shrewish wife Zilla, who constantly badgered him, embarrassed him in public, and treated him like a little boy. He intends to woo her perfectly, by telling her how lovely she is, when she looks shrewish, how beautifully she plays, when she makes horrid noises, and more. Synonyms bad-tempered, quarrelsome, nasty, mean, spiteful, sharp-tongued, scolding, nagging, peevish, catty, snappy, vindictive, aggressive venomous, rancorous, bitchy, snide, backbiting, petulant, vixenish, cattish complaining, grumbling, fault-finding, carping, cavilling, criticizing, captious Derivatives shrewishly adverbˈʃruːɪʃ(ə)liˈʃruɪʃli She does an admirable job of going from ecstatically happy to shrewishly miserable, from being a loving daughter to a hateful sister. Example sentencesExamples Marie's voice rose shrewishly, riding the high waves of the baby's incessant outcry against the restrictions upon appetite imposed by enlightened motherhood. Mary is brittle and bright, using her feminine wiles to get her way and being shrewishly clever to advance her agendas. He is very well-favoured and he speaks very shrewishly; one would think his mother's milk were scarce out of him. Easily half this movie's running time is going to be devoted to the two of them either bickering shrewishly or falling implausibly in love. One could see that he felt oppressed by the shrewishly seductive manipulations of Anna, a widow who recklessly inspired a romance between one of the king's countless concubines and a shirtless youth. shrewishness noun Leigh's Petruchio is too strong to fall for a woman who is blatantly manipulative rather than a match for his own true shrewishness. Example sentencesExamples The taming of Katherine is not a women's shrewishness being cured as much as it is a woman being taught the rules of the ‘patriarchal game’. Curiously, in Peter Barnes's breezy screenplay, Lot's wife is saddled with most of the shrewishness usually attributed to Noah's wife, Naamah, who is supposed in legend to have refused to board the ark. It is winter, and they believe cold weather is enough of a whip to tame the wildest of beasts and even the shrewishness of both Kate and Petruchio. Rhymes bluish, Jewish, newish Definition of shrewish in US English: shrewish adjectiveˈSHro͞oiSHˈʃruɪʃ (of a woman) bad-tempered or aggressively assertive. his shrewish wife Example sentencesExamples Paul was more than a little depressed with his shrewish wife Zilla, who constantly badgered him, embarrassed him in public, and treated him like a little boy. Being nasty, rude, shrewish and creepy was very fun to do - I simply pretended to be in a bad mood each time the camera rolled. He intends to woo her perfectly, by telling her how lovely she is, when she looks shrewish, how beautifully she plays, when she makes horrid noises, and more. He is married to a shrewish wife who spends her days in curlers and her nights prostrate in their trashy trailer home. The shrewish Katharina gives her final speech of submission out of real love for Petruchio, apparently because she realizes he's as mixed up as she is. Synonyms bad-tempered, quarrelsome, nasty, mean, spiteful, sharp-tongued, scolding, nagging, peevish, catty, snappy, vindictive, aggressive
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