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Definition of Shrewishly

Shrewishly
Shrewish Shrew"ish, a. having the qualities of a shrew; having a scolding disposition; froward; peevish. My wife is shrewish when I keep not hours. --Shak. -- Shrew"ish*ly, adv. -- Shrew"ish*ness, n.

Meaning of Shrewishly from wikipedia

- before his execution. There is no evidence in Plato's portrayal of the shrewish Xanthippe of later tradition. The characterisation of Xanthippe as a difficult...
- on gender roles, featuring quick-thinking, resilient women as well as shrewish, nagging wives. The Twilight Zone aired for five seasons (the first three...
- pride. He simply wanted to tame her to be able to say he tamed the most shrewish woman. In this interpretation, Petruchio marries Katharine solely for her...
- typecasting. "I think because the character I pla**** was so extreme and sort of shrewish—people thought that was who I was, rather than me going in and creating...
- the actress, had also wanted her character, Fay, to go back to being a shrewish "thorn in her ex-husband's side". The season premiere opened with a roll...
- and lived alongside of dinosaurs. Like most Mesozoic mammals, it was a shrewish-sized animal. It's in the suborder "Plagiaulacida" and family Pinheirodontidae...
- obstetrician worried about teenage pregnancy, does not allow her or her shrewish older sister Kat, a senior, to date. Kat is accepted to Sarah Lawrence...
- The New York Times stated Howard "makes a real character" out of the "shrewish" role while Los Angeles Times wrote she was "rapidly becoming today's preeminent...
- In the Middle Ages, Termagant or Tervagant was the name of a god that some European Christians believed Muslims worshipped. It originates in the eleventh-century...
- supposed old rival for William's love "Anne Whateley". Anne is depicted as shrewish in the first play, and as spiteful towards her former rival in the latter...