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Shrewishness

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Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being shrewish. uncountable

    "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."

  2. 2
    a nature given to nagging or scolding wordnet

Etymology

From shrewish + -ness.

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