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View usage for: shrewish in British English (ˈʃruːɪʃ) adjective(esp of a woman) bad-tempered and nagging Derived forms shrewishly (ˈshrewishly) adverb shrewishness (ˈshrewishness) noun shrewish in American English (ˈʃruɪʃ) adjective like a shrew in disposition; evil-tempered Derived forms shrewishly (ˈshrewishly) adverb shrewishness (ˈshrewishness) noun Synonyms of 'shrewish'bad-tempered, complaining, discontented, nagging More Synonyms of shrewish Synonyms complaining discontented scolding litigious sharp-tongued fault-finding ill-humoured ill-natured vixenish Additional synonymsDefinition quarrelsome or bad-tempered You're just a cantankerous so-and-so. Synonyms bad-tempered, contrary, perverse, irritable, crusty, grumpy, disagreeable, cranky (US, Canadian, Irish, informal), irascible, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, quarrelsome, waspish, grouchy (informal), arsey (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang), peevish, crabby, choleric, crotchety (informal), ill-humoured, liverish, captious, difficultSynonyms bad-tempered, cross, sharp, unpleasant, moody, crabbed, tart, impatient, irritable, acrimonious, snappy, grumpy, sullen, touchy, petulant, disagreeable, sulky, out of sorts, morose, irascible, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, chippy (informal), thin-skinned, waspish, crabby, huffy, mardy (dialect), snappish, liverish, like a bear with a sore head (informal), out of temper Definition having a bad temper You sound like an ill-tempered child. Synonyms cross, irritable, grumpy, irascible, sharp, annoyed, impatient, touchy, bad-tempered, curt, spiteful, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, chippy (informal), choleric, ill-humoured, liverish- shrewd
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Additional synonymsHe tried to ignore the nagging voice in the back of his mind. Synonyms scolding, complaining, critical, sharp-tongued, shrewish, fault-finding, on someone's back Definition fretful or irritable Lack of sleep always made him peevish. Synonyms irritable, cross, crabbed, childish, acrimonious, crusty, snappy, grumpy, sullen, touchy, whingeing (informal), surly, fractious, petulant, churlish, sulky, ill-tempered, cantankerous, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, chippy (informal), fretful, short-tempered, waspish, querulous, huffy, splenetic, crotchety (informal), shrewish, liverish, captious, pettish, ill-naturedDefinition unreasonably irritable or peevish He whined like a petulant child. Synonyms sulky, cross, moody, sour, crabbed, impatient, pouting, perverse, irritable, crusty, sullen, bad-tempered, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), fretful, waspish, querulous, peevish, ungracious, cavilling, huffy, fault-finding, snappish, ill-humoured, captiousDefinition inclined to quarrel or disagree a quarrelsome young man Synonyms argumentative, belligerent, pugnacious, cross, contentious, irritable, combative, fractious, petulant, ill-tempered, irascible, cantankerous, litigious, querulous, peevish, choleric, disputatious, arsey (British, Australian, New Zealand), cat-and-dog (informal) |