shrewish

As played by Jessalyn Gilsig, Terri is “the shrewish, nagging wife from hell,” as Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune wrote.

I could have borne a shrewish tongue better, possibly because I could have answered it better.

The door opens and his landlady—a shrewish, sharp faced woman of 40—appears.

The baronet was a pale-faced, hunchback, lame creature, with a shrewish expression and a pair of brilliant grey eyes.