shrewed
shrewed — verb
- shrewedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- shreweds3rd person singular
- shreweding-ing form
- shrewededpast simple
1. an archaic word meaning to direct violent, offensive words at someone or somethi
an archaic word meaning to direct violent, offensive words at someone or something, often with the intention of wishing harm or expressing bitter anger
The witch shrewed the knight for breaking his promise to the village.
transitive use: shrew + person + for + reason
Andrés read an old poem where the hero shrews his foes before battle.
literary register; present-tense form 'shrews'
An old manuscript says the villagers shrewed the landlord who raised their rents.
The fisherman stood on the dock and shrewed at the storm that sank his boat.
Hari's grandmother said no one had been shrewed so bitterly in fifty years.
- curse
the modern, much more common equivalent; can be used in any register from casual to formal
- swear
focuses on using bad language rather than wishing harm; very common in modern spoken English
- execrate
more formal and literary; suggests deep hatred rather than casual anger
- anathematize
very formal and religious; means to formally curse or condemn someone or something
- bless
the opposite of cursing — speaking well of someone or asking for good to come to them
文法句型
shrew + at + person
shrew + person/thing
用法筆記
This verb is extremely rare in modern English. It appears almost exclusively in historical novels, older religious texts, and literary works from before the 19th century. The modern equivalent is 'curse' or 'swear (at)'. The past tense is 'shrewed' and the present third-person singular is 'shrews'. The form 'shrewed' is itself the past tense; the verb 'to shrew' is the base form, though both are archaic.