Contentious
Contentious adjective - Feeling or displaying eagerness to fight.
Shrewishly and contentious are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Shrewishly" with "Contentious", this adjectives are similar.
Nearby Word: contention
Shrewishly
Shrewishly adverb - In a shrewish manner.
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Contentious and shrewishly are semantically related. You can use "Contentious" instead an adjective "Shrewishly".
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