termagant
/ˈtɜːməɡənt/ · noun
Meaning
- A quarrelsome, scolding woman, especially one who is old and shrewish.
- A boisterous, brawling, turbulent person, whether male or female.
- Quarrelsome and scolding or censorious; shrewish.
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