Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Shrewish \Shrew"ish\, a.
   having the qualities of a shrew; having a scolding
   disposition; froward; peevish.

         My wife is shrewish when I keep not hours. --Shak.
   -- {Shrew"ish*ly}, adv. -- {Shrew"ish*ness}, n.

Source : WordNet®

shrewish
     adj : continually complaining or faultfinding; "a shrewish wife";
           "nagging parents" [syn: {nagging}]