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termagant

[tur-muh-guhnt] / ˈtɜr mə gənt /










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As an astringent, tipsy termagant, she’s so hilarious, appalling and endearing that she could carry the production all by herself.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2015

I appreciate this one because we so rarely hear what the groom ends up thinking when he watches his betrothed turn into a termagant.

From Slate • Feb. 27, 2012

Valery Murga brings a solid bass voice to the barber arguably responsible for severing Kovalyov’s nose, and Liuba Chuchrova sings frighteningly as his termagant of a wife.

From New York Times • Sep. 27, 2011

Her eldest son, Alec, returns home with his termagant wife when their house collapses.

From The Guardian • Oct. 26, 2010

A husband who is suspected of having a termagant wife, is made the subject of espionage.

From British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions by Sikes, Wirt