Word: shrewish
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: shrew
ish
Definition: Bad-tempered; ill-natured; obstinate, as a shrew.
Morphemes:
Affix: shrew
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An ill-tempered, nagging woman: a scold.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: schrewen
Language: enm
Decoded: schrewen
Meaning: to make evil; curse
Affix: -ish
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Typical of, similar to, being like.