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virago
/ vɪˈrɑːɡəʊ; vɪˈrædʒɪnəs /
noun
- a loud, violent, and ill-tempered woman; scold; shrew
- archaic.a strong, brave, or warlike woman; amazon
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Derived Forms
- viˈrago-ˌlike, adjective
- viraginous, adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of virago1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of virago1
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Example Sentences
Miser Farnham put out a lean hand and gripped the virago's wrist so tightly that she screamed with pain.
"Shut up, and mind yore own business," answered the virago, swiftly turning the barrel of her weapon upon me.
But it may have touched him that at that moment he was less than his companion and his virago wife.
Amazon, am′az-on, n. one of a fabled nation of female warriors: a masculine woman: a virago.
If the messenger whom he had seen were really Catherine Seyton, what a masculine virago and termagant must she be!
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