Shrewishness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Shrewish \Shrew"ish\, a.
     having the qualities of a shrew; having a scolding
     disposition; froward; peevish.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           My wife is shrewish when I keep not hours. --Shak.


     [1913 Webster] -- {Shrew"ish*ly}, adv. -- {Shrew"ish*ness},
     n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  shrewishness
       n : a nature given to nagging or scolding