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shrewish (adjective)

shrewish /ˈʃruːwɪʃ/ adjective

shrewish

/ˈʃruːwɪʃ/

adjective

Britannica Dictionary definition of SHREWISH

old-fashioned, of a woman

: unpleasant and bad-tempered

a shrewish old hag

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