Thesaurus: termagant

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1. n. An imaginary being supposed by the Christians to be a Mohammedan deity or false god. He is represented in the ancient moralities, farces, and puppet shows as extremely vociferous and tumultous.
2. n. A boisterous, brawling, turbulent person; -- formerly applied to both sexes, now only to women.
3. a. Tumultuous; turbulent; boisterous; furious; quarrelsome; scolding.
4. n. a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman
5. 1. An imaginary being supposed by the Christians to be a Mohammedan deity or false god. He is represented in the ancient moralities, farces, and puppet shows as extremely vociferous and tumultous. [Obs.] Chaucer. "And oftentimes by Termagant and Mahound [Mahomet] swore." Spenser. The lesser part on Christ believed well, On Termagant the more, and on Mahound. Fairfax. 2. A boisterous, brawling, turbulent person; -- formerly applied to both sexes, now only to women. This terrible termagant, this Nero, this Pharaoh. Bale (1543). The slave of an imperious and reckless termagant. Macaulay. Tumultuous; turbulent; boisterous; furious; quarrelsome; scolding. -- Ter"ma*gant*ly, adv. A termagant, imperious, prodigal, profligate wench. Arbuthnot.
6. Tumultuous; turbulent; boisterous; furious; quarrelsome;scolding.-- Ter"ma*gant*ly, adv.A termagant, imperious, prodigal, profligate wench. Arbuthnot.
7. n a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman