shrewish

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

continually complaining or faultfinding
- "a shrewish wife"

Adj

Of or pertaining to a shrew (a nagging, ill-tempered woman).
Bad-tempered; ill-natured; obstinate, as a shrew.

Origin / Etymology

From shrew + -ish. Compare Middle English schrewis, shrewessh, shrewyssh (“wicked, malignant”).

Synonyms

nagging

Scrabble Score: 17

shrewish is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
shrewish is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
shrewish is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

shrewish is a valid Words With Friends word