shrewish

a. 泼妇一样的, 脾气暴躁的

发音

US /ˈʃɹuː.ɪʃ/

词形变化

more shrewish 比较级 most shrewish 最高级

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Of or pertaining to a shrew (a nagging, ill-tempered woman).

  2. 2.

    Bad-tempered; ill-natured; obstinate, as a shrew.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 1

nagging

近义相关 1

ill-natured

词源

From shrew + -ish. Compare Middle English schrewis, shrewessh, shrewyssh (“wicked, malignant”).

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