shrewish
adjective
old-fashioneddisapprovinguk/ˈʃruː.ɪʃ/us/ˈʃruː.ɪʃ/(of a woman)unpleasant,easilyannoyed, andarguinga lot:
（女人）泼辣的Heplaysalovingfatherwhofindshimselfincreasinglyalienatedfrom his shrewishwife.他扮演一位慈爱的父亲，发现自己与泼辣的太太越来越疏远。
She's unafraid ofseemingunsympatheticor abitshrewish.她不怕显得冷漠或有点泼辣。
See
shrew
- Hehitsupon theplanofmurderinghis shrewishwifefor herfortune.
- Shebitherlip,hatingthe shrewishsoundof her ownvoice.
- Thefemalecharactersarealmostuniversallymanipulativeand shrewish.
Bad-tempered
- argumentative
- bad-tempered
- be hell on wheelsidiom
- be like a bear with a sore headidiom
- be spoiling for a fightidiom
- grumpily
- grumpiness
- grumpy
- have a short fuseidiom
- hell
- petulance
- petulant
- petulantly
- pugnacious
- pugnacity
- testily
- testiness
- testy
- tetchily
- tetchiness