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单词 termagant
释义 ter·ma·gant
I. \-gənt sometimes -ˌgant or -ˌgaa(ə)nt\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English Tervagant, Termagant, imaginary Muslim deity represented in medieval mystery plays as a boisterous character
1. obsolete : a brawling boisterous turbulent person
2. : an overbearing, quarrelsome, scolding, or nagging woman : shrew, virago
 < matrimonial adventures of an extremely rich and bullying termagantSaturday Review >
II. adjective
: tumultuous, turbulent, boisterous
 < life … wrecked by a termagant mother — Newsweek >
ter·ma·gant·ly adverb
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