Word: shrewishly
Part of speech: Adverb
Syllables: shrew
ish
ly
Definition: In a shrewish way.
Morphemes:
Affix: shrew
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To beshrew; to curse.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: schrewen
Language: enm
Decoded: schrewen
Meaning: to make evil; curse
Affix: -ish
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Somewhat, rather.
Affix: -ly
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adverbs from adjectives.