xantipa — meaning in English

English meaning

• shrew noun A small, mouse-like, mostly nocturnal mammal with a pointed snout.
• vixen noun A female fox.

Senses

xantipa is used for these senses in English:

• shrew (pejorative) An ill-tempered, nagging woman: a scold.
• vixen A malicious, quarrelsome or temperamental woman.

shrew — full definition

1. noun A small, mouse-like, mostly nocturnal mammal with a pointed snout.
2. noun An ill-tempered, nagging woman (old-fashioned, now considered sexist).

vixen — full definition

1. noun A female fox.
2. noun An informal, often dated term for a fierce, quarrelsome, or sharp-tongued woman.

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