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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a nature given to nagging or scolding; 



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Shrewish \Shrew"ish\, a.
   having the qualities of a shrew; having a scolding
   disposition; froward; peevish.
   [1913 Webster]

         My wife is shrewish when I keep not hours. --Shak.
   [1913 Webster] -- Shrew"ish*ly, adv. -- Shrew"ish*ness,
   n.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

shrewishness
    n 1: a nature given to nagging or scolding