virago

  1. Noun.  (said of a woman) Given to undue belligerence or ill manner at the slightest provocation; a shrew, a termagant.
  2. Noun.  (said of a woman) scolding, domineering, highly opinionated; a fishwife, a nag.
  3. Noun.  (said of a woman) rough, loud, and aggressive.
  4. Adjective.  pertaining to a virago.

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