shrewishness

English

Etymology

From shrewish +‎ -ness.

Noun

shrewishness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being shrewish.
    • 1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, London: Pan Books, published 1954, page 148:
      The weather had broken, and the sharp wind was almost autumnal in its shrewishness. Mary shivered a little, and buttoned her black sports coat closer. The wind through the trees made a mournful noise, like some great giant sighing.
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