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What is another word for
shrewish
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Ill-tempered and prone to nagging
(
typically of children
)
Irritable and quarrelsome
Having a desire to annoy or harm
Adjective
▲
Ill-tempered and prone to nagging
petulant
cantankerous
catty
snappy
discontented
irritable
nagging
quarrelsome
captious
criticising
UK
criticizing
US
grumbling
litigious
peevish
rancorous
scolding
snide
aggressive
backbiting
cattish
mean
carping
caviling
US
cavilling
UK
complaining
nasty
spiteful
venomous
vindictive
vixenish
bad-tempered
ill-tempered
ill-humored
US
ill-humoured
UK
ill-natured
fault-finding
sharp-tongued
critical
on someone's back
hypercritical
censorious
overcritical
nitpicking
judgemental
disparaging
judgmental
disapproving
quibbling
niggling
faultfinding
pass-remarkable
hair-splitting
nit-picking
hard to please
rejective
pedantic
reproachful
pettifogging
pernickety
severe
hairsplitting
cavillous
demanding
calumniatory
belittling
exceptive
sarcastic
withering
difficult to please
impossible to please
unfavourable
UK
unfavorable
US
fussy
negative
overprecise
finicky
over-rigorous
over-strict
nitpicky
exacting
testy
petty
acrimonious
contrary
very critical
condemning
particular
censuring
contemptuous
overnice
stern
cutting
cynical
judgy
derogatory
critic
humbling
demeaning
harsh
trenchant
sharp
biting
choleric
satirical
lowering
over-censorious
condemnatory
picky
deprecatory
scathing
griping
bellyaching
whingeing
whining
kvetching
dissatisfied
grousing
grouchy
slighting
nit-picky
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“He is married to a
shrewish
wife who spends her days in curlers and her nights prostrate in their trashy home.”
Adjective
▲
(
typically of children
)
Irritable and quarrelsome
fractious
irritable
testy
irascible
grumpy
touchy
peevish
cross
grouchy
petulant
crabby
cantankerous
ratty
cranky
tetchy
snappy
prickly
snappish
crotchety
choleric
crabbed
chippy
waspish
splenetic
pettish
disagreeable
narky
crusty
dyspeptic
huffy
querulous
eggy
peppery
soreheaded
liverish
curmudgeonly
perverse
ornery
peckish
bilious
miffy
snaky
shirty
fretful
stroppy
captious
scratchy
waxy
mean
complaining
awkward
scrappy
wild
froward
refractory
restless
unruly
ill-tempered
bad-tempered
ill-humored
US
ill-humoured
UK
quick-tempered
short-tempered
ill-natured
hot-tempered
thin-skinned
short-fused
on a short fuse
cross-grained
in a bad mood
in a mood
having got out of bed the wrong side
as cross as two sticks
like a bear with a sore head
surly
snippy
fiery
bearish
stuffy
moody
snarky
snippety
sulky
raspy
quarrelsome
acid
bloody-minded
sullen
gruff
curt
brusque
sour
churlish
impatient
morose
obstinate
argumentative
difficult
contrary
uncooperative
out of sorts
snarling
cussed
volatile
spiteful
angry
out of humor
truculent
short
temperamental
vinegary
ugly
critical
out of temper
bitter
unpleasant
saturnine
acrimonious
dour
edgy
sharp
waspy
nasty
annoyed
sensitive
mardy
hotheaded
passionate
hot-blooded
glum
pouty
whingy
tense
ungracious
unfriendly
pertinacious
harsh
tooshie
whining
miserable
pouting
disobliging
fussy
unhelpful
oversensitive
blunt
iracund
iracundulous
exasperated
grumbling
grousing
on edge
carping
growling
fretting
whingeing
childish
cavilling
UK
caviling
US
sorehead
vicious
obstreperous
impulsive
out of humour
excitable
inflammable
unaccommodating
fault-finding
out-of-sorts
having got out of bed on the wrong side
easily upset
hot-headed
catty
tempersome
rude
scowling
vinegarish
arsey
boorish
uncivil
impolite
discourteous
snarly
zowerswopped
atrabilious
scornful
abrupt
humourless
UK
disrespectful
humorless
US
perversely irritable
moping
unsmiling
mopey
bad-humored
like a bear
got up on wrong side of bed
uptight
ill-mannered
huffish
disgruntled
unsociable
feisty
bristly
ireful
misanthropic
cynical
contentious
discontented
hypercritical
displeased
resentful
whiny
crybaby
gloomy
tough
brooding
disputatious
dissatisfied
acrid
trying
griping
mumpish
malicious
venomous
tart
hasty
malignant
vindictive
sore
filthy
chuffy
foul-tempered
nasty-tempered
hot under the collar
easily offended
willful
wilful
stubborn
obdurate
headstrong
recalcitrant
intractable
mulish
pigheaded
contumacious
unreasonable
bolshie
balky
disobedient
wayward
troublesome
obstructive
vexatious
tiresome
annoying
contrarious
thrawn
capricious
renitent
pervicacious
self-willed
bull-headed
hostile
antagonistic
aggressive
bellicose
pugnacious
confrontational
belligerent
rancorous
combative
warlike
defiant
threatening
agonistic
violent
hypersensitive
malevolent
militant
highly strung
discordant
fierce
assaultive
vitriolic
offensive
malign
wrathful
emotional
tempestuous
ferocious
melodramatic
ticklish
furious
impetuous
fuming
raving
inhospitable
inimical
adversarial
virulent
gladiatorial
litigious
envenomed
scathing
savage
poisonous
warring
brawly
piqued
disputative
jumpy
unkind
irate
battling
censorious
factious
fighting
mercurial
intense
terse
incensed
stormy
glowering
salty
bickering
wrangling
hate-filled
dramatic
indignant
shaken
frantic
infuriated
inflamed
enraged
hottempered
ready for a fight
steamed-up
sharp-tongued
all shook up
destructive
loudmouthed
embittered
abusive
mighty
antipathetic
uncontrollable
bellyaching
owly
beefing
vehement
apt to fly off the handle
sarcastic
grudging
forceful
agitable
plaintive
murmuring
hateful
bad
wicked
jaundiced
uncongenial
spunky
acerbic
acute
ungenerous
dissentious
controversial
polemical
polemic
taciturn
quick to anger
unhappy
negativistic
psychopathic
forbidding
hard
stern
menacing
toey
ructious
arguesome
perturbable
having short fuse
hot under collar
unindulgent
hurtful
pernicious
impassioned
turbulent
war
brawling
frowning
Eeyorish
unresponsive
uncommunicative
grumbly
moaning
bemoaning
whimpering
wailing
negative
crying
deploring
lamenting
passive-aggressive
vexed
sharp-tempered
overemotional
wound up
peeved
wired up
bundle of nerves
huffy irascible
hard to please
with a long face
fed up
put out
psyched up
angerful
frenzied
disapproving
ranting
in a temper
cold
convulsed
cheerless
have chip on shoulder
irritated
explosive
upset
irked
galled
neurotic
livid
apoplectic
over-emotional
prima donna-ish
high-strung
in bad mood
mad
riled
steamed
steamed up
crook
vex
ropeable
hoha
wroth
faultfinding
aerated
ticked off
teed off
not best pleased
hopping mad
bent out of shape
up in arms
on the warpath
foaming at the mouth
hacked off
in a lather
in a paddy
in a bate
fit to be tied
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Having a desire to annoy or harm
spiteful
malicious
nasty
vicious
malevolent
bitter
hostile
mean
venomous
malignant
vindictive
rancorous
cruel
vitriolic
cutting
hurtful
virulent
unkind
poisonous
malign
hateful
catty
evil
baleful
barbed
unfriendly
maleficent
malefic
bad
acid
vengeful
wounding
wicked
despiteful
angry
waspish
unpleasant
defamatory
splenetic
bilious
snide
dirty
ornery
cussed
horrid
spleenful
ill-natured
evil-intentioned
ill-disposed
accidentally on purpose
squint-eyed
snarky
backbiting
slanderous
pernicious
resentful
injurious
mischievous
bad-natured
harmful
noxious
destructive
awful
gross
beastly
deleterious
low
detrimental
uncool
envious
petty
evil-minded
scornful
contemptuous
disparaging
biting
sarcastic
sneering
caustic
mocking
derogatory
denigratory
derisive
scoffing
insulting
deprecatory
jeering
sarky
mordacious
cynical
taunting
ridiculing
deprecating
disapproving
vituperative
acrimonious
scathing
harsh
acerbic
sharp
antagonistic
mordant
acrid
savage
trenchant
acidulous
sardonic
stinging
tart
severe
aggressive
inimical
uncharitable
satirical
unsympathetic
astringent
acerb
satiric
corrosive
pungent
mean-spirited
scalding
searing
smart-aleck
smart-mouthed
smart-alecky
vile
callous
acidic
antipathetic
offensive
heartless
obnoxious
brutal
pitiless
despicable
disagreeable
merciless
contemptible
incisive
adverse
fierce
critical
insensitive
unfair
bellicose
belligerent
inconsiderate
inhospitable
inhuman
pugnacious
foul
negative
abusive
wrathful
ruthless
menacing
rude
viperous
sadistic
barbarous
inhumane
truculent
stern
razor-edged
confrontational
combative
rough
unfeeling
pointed
revengeful
devastating
uncaring
piercing
hard
sinister
churlish
rotten
withering
abrasive
dangerous
baneful
adversarial
ferocious
wretched
prejudicial
cantankerous
surly
jaundiced
contrary
low-down
hard-hearted
hate-filled
bad-tempered
cold-blooded
ill-tempered
ill
grim
contentious
unforgiving
damaging
unmerciful
keen
implacable
murderous
shabby
barbaric
intimidating
base
adversary
thoughtless
ill-humored
US
grudging
militant
argumentative
penetrating
cross
ill-humoured
UK
horrible
upsetting
uncongenial
sour
unsociable
embittered
atrocious
dour
violent
tactless
blistering
lousy
distressing
envenomed
brutish
inappropriate
dishonourable
UK
monstrous
filthy
quarrelsome
fiendish
crabbed
dishonorable
US
nocuous
mortal
warlike
disaffected
ungenerous
testy
depraved
deadly
brusque
terrible
loathsome
irreverent
scrappy
nefarious
impertinent
austere
cold
full of hate
unreceptive
antisocial
odious
ugly
abominable
avenging
painful
compassionless
derisory
retaliatory
remorseless
hellish
slighting
unsparing
relentless
disdainful
unrelenting
coldhearted
vitriolous
viperish
hating
poison
murder
sore
abhorrent
hardhearted
irascible
cold-hearted
not nice
grudge-bearing
insolent
execrable
ignominious
currish
detestable
ruinous
unwarranted
choleric
unacceptable
noisome
ironic
unwelcoming
full of spleen
out for revenge
off
butcherly
brute
corrupting
crabby
censorious
cranky
threatening
calamitous
exacting
draconian
unchristian
stony
slashing
wanton
alien
uncompassionate
petty-minded
rapier-like
low-minded
heated
insidious
flinty
intimidatory
unpropitious
intolerant
oppugnant
razor-sharp
mean-minded
adversative
oppugning
ungracious
fiery
dry
of evil intent
uncalled for
dirty rotten
impassioned
out of order
below the belt
passive-aggressive
bristling
passionate
hysterical
querulous
icy
tempestuous
disputatious
punitive
ireful
green-eyed
tough
scathy
stabbing
seeking revenge
willful
wilful
burning
discourteous
offended
begruding
insulted
deliberate
arbitrary
messy
dripping with malice
crisp
joyless
troublesome
aspersive
stringent
thirsting for revenge
curt
salty
gratuitous
indignant
irate
peevish
artful
perilous
furious
polemic
annoying
sordid
ignoble
paltry
toxicant
rigorous
oppressive
wreakful
pithy
strict
corruptive
hazardous
bothersome
unsportsmanlike
corrupt
tyrannical
sharp-worded
peppery
double-edged
dripping venom
full of gall
tyrannous
onerous
reprehensible
ill-intentioned
hardhanded
willed
servile
opposing
dreadful
heavy-handed
horrendous
treacherous
horrifying
snappish
snippy
acetose
snappy
short
aimless
deplorable
scummy
obscene
repulsive
scandalous
ironical
sickening
dissenting
undisciplined
perverse
unruly
wayward
double-crossing
unjust
irritated
wild
lewd
disrespectful
opposed
oppositional
contumelious
browbeating
bullying
misanthropic
obdurate
fulsome
bloodthirsty
salacious
affectless
distasteful
homicidal
indurate
resistant
inimic
repugnant
cut-throat
soulless
ironhearted
competitive
stonyhearted
foul-mouthed
objectionable
pressuring
hectoring
imperious
domineering
appalling
stoney
dissident
conflicting
devilish
pachydermatous
diabolical
desensitized
US
heinous
pestilential
insensate
disillusioned
dirty-minded
gossip-mongering
grumpy
unsafe
feral
irritable
slimy
hideous
unwilling
accusatorial
difficult
opposite
reluctant
grouchy
ghastly
pestiferous
prejudicious
counterproductive
disastrous
pestilent
inflexible
estranged
untamed
frightening
dodgy
ill-boding
foreboding
ominous
at daggers drawn
nursing a grudge
allergic
lethal
cancerous
fatal
unhealthy
unwholesome
unfavorable
US
unfavourable
UK
uncompromising
dyspeptic
teasing
selfish
with a chip on your shoulder
desperate
uncivilised
UK
minatory
minacious
villainous
rowdy
serpentine
uncivilized
US
abandoned
uncontrollable
dark
sulky
at odds
crusty
bearish
toxic
miasmatic
miasmic
disadvantageous
nocent
heedless
stony-hearted
unsympathizing
self-centered
US
desensitised
UK
sullen
belittling
gruff
bloodless
case-hardened
unemotional
ruining
undesirable
unfortunate
killing
destroying
hard-boiled
inflammable
spirited
lively
manic
uncomfortable
lawless
uneasy
thick-skinned
slash-and-burn
take-no-prisoners
forbidding
lacking compassion
provocative
provoking
self-centred
UK
inclement
environmentally unfriendly
steely
uninviting
dastardly
serious
unapproachable
formidable
sanguinary
immoral
bestial
sombre
UK
glum
somber
US
wolfish
slaughterous
roughshod
unsmiling
louring
lowering
solemn
grave
obstinate
morose
scowling
glowering
mean-looking
uncivil
unkindly
unamiable
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