Associations to the word «Termagant»
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Wiktionary
TERMAGANT, noun. A quarrelsome, scolding woman, especially one who is old and shrewish.
TERMAGANT, noun. (obsolete) A boisterous, brawling, turbulent person, whether male or female.
TERMAGANT, adjective. Quarrelsome and scolding or censorious; shrewish.
TERMAGANT, proper noun. (archaic) An imaginary deity with a violent temperament who featured in medieval mystery plays, represented as being worshiped by Muslims
Dictionary definition
TERMAGANT, noun. A scolding nagging bad-tempered woman.
Wise words
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.