termagant

[TerĀ·ma*gant]

Termagant is an insulting name for a woman who likes to nag, scold, or complain.

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An imaginary being supposed by the Christians to be a Mohammedan deity or false god. He is represented in the ancient moralities, farces, and puppet shows as extremely vociferous and tumultous.

Noun
a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman


n.
An imaginary being supposed by the Christians to be a Mohammedan deity or false god. He is represented in the ancient moralities, farces, and puppet shows as extremely vociferous and tumultous.

n.
A boisterous, brawling, turbulent person; -- formerly applied to both sexes, now only to women.

a.
Tumultuous; turbulent; boisterous; furious; quarrelsome; scolding.


Termagant

Ter"ma*gant , n. [OE. Trivigant, Termagant, Termagant (in sense 1), OF. Tervagan; cf. It. Trivigante.] 1. An imaginary being supposed by the Christians to be a Mohammedan deity or false god. He is represented in the ancient moralities, farces, and puppet shows as extremely vociferous and tumultous. [Obs.] Chaucer. "And oftentimes by Termagant and Mahound [Mahomet] swore." Spenser.
The lesser part on Christ believed well, On Termagant the more, and on Mahound.
2. A boisterous, brawling, turbulent person; -- formerly applied to both sexes, now only to women.
This terrible termagant, this Nero, this Pharaoh.
The slave of an imperious and reckless termagant.

Termagant

Ter"ma*gant, a. Tumultuous; turbulent; boisterous; furious; quarrelsome; scolding. -- Ter"ma*gant*ly, adv.
A termagant, imperious, prodigal, profligate wench.

An imaginary being supposed by the Christians to be a Mohammedan deity or false god. He is represented in the ancient moralities, farces, and puppet shows as extremely vociferous and tumultous.

Tumultuous; turbulent; boisterous; furious; quarrelsome; scolding.

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