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shrewish

/shroo-ish/US // ˈʃru ɪʃ //UK // (ˈʃruːɪʃ) //

泼辣的,泼辣的人,泼辣,泼妇

Related Words

ill-tempered脾气不好的,脾气不好,脾气暴躁,脾气不好的人 irritable烦躁,烦躁不安,烦躁的,易怒 peevish乖张,乖戾,乖张的,乖戾的 petulant娇气,娇气的,娇气的人,娇惯 quarrelsome争吵,好争吵,争吵的,好争辩 nagging唠叨,唠唠叨叨,唠叨的,唠唠叨叨的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective

1
- : having the disposition of a shrew.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.evil-tempered

Synonyms

ill-tempered脾气不好的,脾气不好,脾气暴躁,脾气不好的人 irritable烦躁,烦躁不安,烦躁的,易怒 nagging唠叨,唠唠叨叨,唠叨的,唠唠叨叨的 peevish乖张,乖戾,乖张的,乖戾的 petulant娇气,娇气的,娇气的人,娇惯 quarrelsome争吵,好争吵,争吵的,好争辩

Examples

As played by Jessalyn Gilsig, Terri is “the shrewish, nagging wife from hell,” as Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune wrote.
I could have borne a shrewish tongue better, possibly because I could have answered it better.
The door opens and his landlady—a shrewish, sharp faced woman of 40—appears.
The baronet was a pale-faced, hunchback, lame creature, with a shrewish expression and a pair of brilliant grey eyes.
She paused to take breath, and to look with shrewish triumph at the girl who leaned against the wall.
Yet with all this energy she is not shrewish, but a calm, grave woman, in much request in sick rooms or wherever there is trouble.

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