shrew (n) :
1. "small mammal," O.E. screawa "shrew-mouse."
2. "peevish, malignant, clamorous, spiteful, vexatious, turbulent woman" [Johnson] c.1386, from earlier sense of "spiteful person" (male or female), c.1250, traditionally said to derive from some supposed malignant influence of the animal, which was once believed to have a venomous bite and was held in superstitious dread.
Synonyms: amazon, battle-ax, bitch, calumniator, carper, dragon, fire-eater, fishwife, fury, harpy, harridan, hell cat, hellion, hussy, madcap, muckraker, nag, ogress, scold, she-wolf, siren, spitfire, termagant, tigress, virago, vixen, wench
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I was told I write like Kurt Vonnegut. I got a little ego boost from that one. :)
ReplyDeleteI haven't read any Le Guin yet, but I've been told I absolutely have to read the Earthsea books. Based on the recommender and the strength of the recommendation (not to mention your excitement over getting her as your "who you write like" answer), I can't wait to get the first book and dig in.