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shrewish

UK
/ˈʃruːɪʃ/
US
/ˈʃruːɪʃ/

Translations

shrewishadjective
shrewisher
Comp.
shrewishest
Super.
UK
/ˈʃruːɪʃ/
US
/ˈʃruːɪʃ/
acariâtreSe dit surtout d’une personne, généralement d’une femme, au caractère querelleur, grincheux ou mordant.
His shrewish comments turned the meeting into an argument.
Ses remarques acariâtres ont transformé la réunion en dispute.
de musaraigneSens zoologique ou descriptif : qui rappelle la musaraigne.
The fossil revealed a shrewish skull with an elongated snout.
Le fossile a révélé un crâne de musaraigne au museau allongé.
Additional translations
revêcheVariante possible, avec une nuance de dureté ou d’âpreté de caractère.
Synonyms
nagging
scolding
quarrelsome
ill-tempered
irritable
testy
cross
contentious
Antonyms
gentle
kind
mild
pleasant

Definitions

shrewishadjective
Ill-tempered, scolding, or nagging; having the disagreeable disposition traditionally ascribed to a shrew (especially, but not exclusively, of a woman).
His shrewish comments turned the meeting into an argument.
Resembling or characteristic of the small insectivorous mammal called a shrew; shrew-like.
The fossil revealed a shrewish skull with an elongated snout.
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