Cantankerous
Cantankerous adjective - Having or showing a habitually bad temper.
Shrewishly and cantankerous are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Shrewishly" with "Cantankerous", this adjectives are similar.
Shrewishly
Shrewishly adverb - In a shrewish manner.
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Cantankerous and shrewishly are semantically related. You can use "Cantankerous" instead an adjective "Shrewishly".
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