On this page you'll find 4 example sentences with Shrewish. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as nagging and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Shrewish in a sentence
Shrewish meaning
- Of or pertaining to a shrew (a nagging, ill-tempered woman).
- Bad-tempered; ill-natured; obstinate, as a shrew.
Synonyms of Shrewish
Using Shrewish
- The main meaning on this page is: Of or pertaining to a shrew (a nagging, ill-tempered woman). | Bad-tempered; ill-natured; obstinate, as a shrew.
- Useful related words include: nagging, ill-natured.
Context around Shrewish
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Shrewish
- In this selection, "shrewish" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, manipulative, wife, woman and suspicion stand out and add context to how "shrewish" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a manipulative shrewish woman who and despise a shrewish suspicion of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "shrewish" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with shrewish
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A manipulative, shrewish woman who is loathed by even her husband. (11 words)
A happy ending prevails for all – except for poor Senex, stuck with his shrewish wife Domina. (16 words)
Lamb has, like many Thorne Smith heroes, a shrewish (and in this case adulterous) wife who at one point tries to murder him (at the time he is a goldfish). (30 words)
Wells states, "I hate and despise a shrewish suspicion of foreigners and foreign ways; a man who can look me in the face, laugh with me, speak truth and deal fairly, is my brother, though his skin is as black as ink or as yellow as an evening primrose". (49 words)
Lamb has, like many Thorne Smith heroes, a shrewish (and in this case adulterous) wife who at one point tries to murder him (at the time he is a goldfish). (30 words)
A happy ending prevails for all – except for poor Senex, stuck with his shrewish wife Domina. (16 words)
Example sentences (4)
A happy ending prevails for all – except for poor Senex, stuck with his shrewish wife Domina.
A manipulative, shrewish woman who is loathed by even her husband.
Lamb has, like many Thorne Smith heroes, a shrewish (and in this case adulterous) wife who at one point tries to murder him (at the time he is a goldfish).
Wells states, "I hate and despise a shrewish suspicion of foreigners and foreign ways; a man who can look me in the face, laugh with me, speak truth and deal fairly, is my brother, though his skin is as black as ink or as yellow as an evening primrose".