Associations to the word «Shrewishness»

Adjective

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Wiktionary

SHREWISHNESS, noun. The quality of being shrewish.

Dictionary definition

SHREWISHNESS, noun. A nature given to nagging or scolding.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats