virago
noun
a loud-voiced, ill-tempered, scolding woman; shrew.
virago-like
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a word derived from
virago.
Example Sentences
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“If he’s thy bairn, mester,” cried the virago-like woman who had helped Mrs Gentles, “thou ought to be proud of him.”
From Patience Wins War in the Works by George Manville Fenn
“Nay, thou’llt shake han’s wi’ me first,” said the big virago-like woman, whose drenched clothes clung to her from top to toe.
From Patience Wins War in the Works by George Manville Fenn
