Mean and Shrewish

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Mean adjective - Being about midway between extremes of amount or size.

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Shrewish and mean are semantically related In some cases you can use "Shrewish" instead an adjective "Mean".

Nearby Words: means, meaning, meanness, meant, meanly

Shrewish adjective - Continually complaining or faultfinding.

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Mean and shrewish are semantically related in bad-tempered topic. Sometimes you can use "Mean" instead an adjective "Shrewish".

Nearby Word: shrew

After her mom who really ran the family business died, her "jellyfish" of a father married a mean and shrewish woman (note: not an actual shrew) who spent all their money and eventually convinced him to sell their daughter to an inn.

Source: Cinderella Circumstances

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