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shrewlike

adj

Etymology

From shrew + -like.

  1. derived from *(s)ker-✻ — “to cut; shorten; skimp”
  2. derived from *skrawwaz✻ — “thin; meagre; frail”
  3. inherited from sċrēawa — “shrew”
  4. inherited from *schrewe✻
  5. suffixed as shrewlike — “shrew + like”

Definitions

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a shrew (mouselike mammal).

  2. Resembling or characteristic of a shrew (ill-tempered woman)

    Resembling or characteristic of a shrew (ill-tempered woman); shrewish.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA