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shrewish

/ˈʃruː.ɪʃ/

Traduction: Adjectif désignant une femme acariâtre, querelleuse, qui râle ou gronde constamment. Il peut aussi qualifier un caractère hargneux ou revêche.

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adjective

/ˈʃruː.ɪʃ/C2formalobsolète
  • frAdjectif désignant une femme acariâtre, querelleuse, qui râle ou gronde constamment. Il peut aussi qualifier un caractère hargneux ou revêche.

An old-fashioned adjective describing a woman who is bad-tempered, nagging, or scolding.

  1. Bad-tempered and argumentativeC2formal

    Having a tendency to be constantly complaining, scolding, or finding fault, especially in a sharp or nagging manner.

    frAcariâtre

    • Her shrewish remarks made everyone in the room uncomfortable.
    • He described his neighbor as a shrewish woman who argued about everything.
    • The character in the play was portrayed as a shrewish wife, always nagging her husband.

    Synonymescantankerousill-temperednaggingquarrelsomescoldingtermagantvixenish

    Antonymesagreeableamiablepleasant

Formes
  • more shrewish comparative form
  • most shrewish superlative form