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.
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  shrewishness
       n : a nature given to nagging or scolding