shrewish

Example Sentences

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In private, his demeanor toward staff becomes louder and shrewish, according to new reporting from Axios.

From Washington Times • Jul. 11, 2023

Grandpa had a bad fall, and his shrewish second wife wants him carted off to a nursing home posthaste.

From Washington Post • Mar. 14, 2023

A woman fights back when her fiance’s shrewish mother tries to destroy their relationship.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2019

There may be only two women in this opera – Rosina, who has become the Countess in Mozart's Marriage of Figaro, and the housekeeper Berta – but they have handbags full of shrewish intelligence.

From The Guardian • Mar. 3, 2013

“Now that is a thing I have not heard for a long time,” she said sharply, and Wang Lung saw a handsome, shrewish, high-colored face looking out at him.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck