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Like A Nag Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is SHREWISH which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: SHREWISH

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199%8Exact Match!
254%6Nag, nag, nag
354%4Nag, nag, nag

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We think the answer is "SHREWISH" which means:

    adjective satellite
  • • Continually complaining or faultfinding
  • adjective
  • • Of or pertaining to a shrew (a nagging, ill-tempered woman).
  • • Bad-tempered; ill-natured; obstinate, as a shrew.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "I find her mother-in-law to be quite shrewish."
  • • "The shrewish tone in her voice made me hesitant to approach her."

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New York Times27 May 1996 Across 41
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