Xanthippe
Noun
Meaning
Xanthippe (plural Xanthippes)
(literary, derogatory, dated) An ill-tempered woman.
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:shrew
Synonyms
dragon
gorgon
shrew
crone
harpy
vixen
nag
spitfire
catamaran
scold
hag
she-devil
virago
nagger
harridan
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Examples
Well, and Xanthippe brings me children.
Did I not say that Xanthippe was thundering now, and would soon rain?
Yes, by Jove, that while we are boxing you may all cry out, ‘Well done, Socrates, well done, Xanthippe.' .