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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. [1913 Webster] -- Shrew"ish*ly, adv. -- Shrew"ish*ness, n.

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shrewishly

adv. In a shrewish way.

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shrewishly

adv. in a shrewish manner

Usage examples of "shrewishly".

Pulling on his earlobe, she shrewishly ordered him back to the pond, exclaiming over the dirt remaining on his neck and in his ears.

Both are angry at once and in no time at all are shrewishly raking up past infidelities.

She did not raise her voice shrewishly, not once, even when Bertha belched loudly in the hall.