shrewishness

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noun

The quality of being shrewish.

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Meanings

nounshrewishness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality of being shrewish.

    The weather had broken, and the sharp wind was almost autumnal in its shrewishness. Mary shivered a little, and buttoned her black sports coat closer. The wind through the trees made a mournful noise, like some great giant sighing.

    1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, London: Pan Books, published 1954, page 148

Origin

From shrewish + -ness.

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APA

shrewishness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shrewishness

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“shrewishness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shrewishness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shrewishness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shrewishness.

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