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unshrewish

unshrewish adjective: not shrewish.

Adjective

unshrewish (comparative more unshrewish, superlative most unshrewish)

  1. Not shrewish.

Forms of unshrewish

comparativemore unshrewish
superlativemost unshrewish

Origin of unshrewish

From un- + shrewish.

Questions about unshrewish

What does unshrewish mean?
Unshrewish means not shrewish.
What part of speech is unshrewish?
Unshrewish is an adjective.

Words near unshrewish in the dictionary

  1. unshowy
  2. unshrank
  3. unshreddable
  4. unshredded
  5. unshrewd
  6. unshrewish
  7. unshrill
  8. unshrined
  9. unshrink
  10. unshrinkability
  11. unshrinkable

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