termagant
IPA: tˈɝmʌgʌnt
noun
- A quarrelsome, scolding woman, especially one who is old and shrewish.
- (obsolete) A boisterous, brawling, turbulent person, whether male or female.
- (archaic) A fictitious deity with a violent temperament who featured in medieval mystery plays, represented as being worshiped by Muslims
adjective
- Quarrelsome and scolding or censorious; shrewish.
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