Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web
Popular Searches
Synonyms
Nearby Words

outscold

 - 2 dictionary results

scold

  [skohld]
Use outscold in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to find fault with angrily; chide; reprimand: The teacher scolded me for being late.
–verb (used without object)
2. to find fault; reprove.
3. to use abusive language.
–noun
4. a person who is constantly scolding, often with loud and abusive speech.
5. common scold.
Origin:
1150–1200; (n.) ME, var. of scald < ON skald poet (as author of insulting poems); see skald; (v.) ME scolden, deriv. of the n.

Related forms:
scold⋅a⋅ble, adjective
scolder, noun
scold⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. reprove; censure. See reproach.

Antonyms:
1. praise.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To outscold
Word Origin & History

scold  (n.)
c.1150, "person of ribald speech," also "person fond of abusive language," from O.N. skald "poet" (see skald). The sense evolution may reflect the fact that Gmc. poets (like their Celtic counterparts) were famously feared for their ability to lampoon and mock (e.g. skaldskapr "poetry," also, in Icelandic law books, "libel in verse"). From the beginning, used especially of women. The verb is attested from 1377.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Search another word or see outscold on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us:
Partner Sites:
Ask AnswersEviteExpediaHotelsHotwireLife123LiveDailyMy Way