shrewish

shrewish is a 8-letter English word with 2 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: having the qualities of a shrew; having a scolding disposition; froward; peevish. Face value is 17 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 17 · Words With Friends 15 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. having the qualities of a shrew; having a scolding disposition; froward; peevish.
2. adjective. continually complaining or faultfinding

   "a shrewish wife"

   "nagging parents"

   Synonyms: nagging

Synonyms

nagging

Common word forms

shrewishly, shrewishness

Words from these letters

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