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SHREWISHNESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does shrewishness mean?
• SHREWISHNESS (noun)
The noun SHREWISHNESS has 1 sense:
1. a nature given to nagging or scolding
Familiarity information: SHREWISHNESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A nature given to nagging or scolding
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("shrewishness" is a kind of...):
ill nature (a disagreeable, irritable, or malevolent disposition)
Derivation:
shrewish (continually complaining or faultfinding)
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