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virago

noun
/vɪˈɹɑːɡəʊ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin virāgō (“warlike or heroic woman”, literally “manlike”).

  1. borrowed from virāgō

Definitions

  1. A woman given to undue belligerence or ill manner at the slightest provocation.

    • 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.

  2. A woman who is scolding, domineering, or highly opinionated.

  3. A woman who is rough, loud, and aggressive.

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Derived

viraginian, viraginity, viraginous, virago sleeve

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA