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单词 shrewish
释义
shrewish
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adj

WORD FAMILY
shrewish: shrewishest, shrewishly, shrewishness+/shrew: shrewish, shrews
USAGE EXAMPLES
“Vinegar Girl,” her 21st novel, drags shrewish Kate into the modern age.
Washington Post(Jun 21, 2016)
If only my shrewish, cackling wife and my dumb, ugly children weren’t here to ruin everything.
The Guardian(Apr 01, 2016)
Once the papers are signed, the innocent bride becomes a bullying, shrewish spendthrift, a transition that is nicely handled by Ms. Buratto.
New York Times(Mar 06, 2016)
adj continually complaining or faultfinding
a shrewish wife
Syn
nagging
ill-natured
having an irritable and unpleasant disposition
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