virago

Definitions

1. A woman given to undue belligerence or ill manner at the slightest provocation.
2. A woman who is scolding, domineering, or highly opinionated.
3. A woman who is rough, loud, and aggressive.

Equivalents

Examples

“Not unnaturally, “Auntie” took this communication in bad part. Thus outraged, she showed herself to be a bold as well as a furious virago. Next day she found her way to their lodgings and tried to recover⟳ her ward by the hair of the head.”

“Joan was all Arden, grinning there, siding with her virago mother.”

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