Xanthippe
noun
flourished late 5th century b.c., wife of Socrates.
Xantippe
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a variation of
Xanthippe.
Example Sentences
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Still scolding, this Xantippe of birds threw out the material he had brought, and, meekly submitting, he accepted her choice of a new location.
From Ohio Arbor Day 1913: Arbor and Bird Day Manual Issued for the Benefit of the Schools of our State by Grace R. Clifton
"Now, Socrates, dearest," Xantippe replied, "I hate to hear every thing vulgarly my'd; Now, whenever you speak of your chattels again, Say, our cow house, our barn yard, our pig pen."
From The Universal Reciter 81 Choice Pieces of Rare Poetical Gems by Various
It is well known that the wife of Socrates, Xantippe, was noted for her crabbed disposition, which often sorely tried Socrates’ patience.
From Elements of Morals With Special Application of the Moral Law to the Duties of the Individual and of Society and the State by Paul Janet
Salmasius was mild in conversation, but the reverse in his writings, for our proud Xantippe considered him as acting beneath himself if he did not magisterially call every one names!
From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 by Isaac Disraeli
The temper of Xantippe herself, if she be but the decent mother of one's children, might work less havoc with a life than this embroidered cestus.
From Holbein by Beatrice Fortescue
