'Shrewishness' definitions:
Definition of 'shrewishness'
(from WordNet)
noun
A nature given to nagging or scolding
Definition of 'Shrewishness'
From: GCIDE
- Shrewish \Shrew"ish\, a. having the qualities of a shrew; having a scolding disposition; froward; peevish. [1913 Webster]
- My wife is shrewish when I keep not hours. --Shak. [1913 Webster] -- {Shrew"ish*ly}, adv. -- {Shrew"ish*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]