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61surly ugly — Ill natured Ill na tured, a. 1. Of habitual bad temper; having an unpleasant disposition; surly; disagreeable; cross; peevish; fractious; crabbed; of people; as, an ill natured person; an ill natured disagreeable old man. Opposite of {good… …
62harpy — noun (plural harpies) Etymology: Latin Harpyia, from Greek Date: 1513 1. capitalized a foul malign creature in Greek mythology that is part woman and part bird 2. a. a predatory person ; leech b. a shrewish woman …
63shrewd — adjective Etymology: Middle English shrewed, from shrewe + 1 ed Date: 13th century 1. archaic mischievous 2. obsolete abusive, shrewish 3. obsolete ominous, dangerous …
64vixen — noun Etymology: Middle English (southern dialect) *vixen, alteration of Middle English fixen, from Old English fyxe, feminine of fox Date: 1590 1. a shrewish ill tempered woman 2. a female fox • vixenish adjective …
65Xanthippe — I. noun or Xantippe Etymology: Greek Xanthippē, shrewish wife of Socrates Date: 1691 an ill tempered woman II. biographical name 5th century B.C. wife of Socrates …
66termagant — I. noun Etymology: Middle English Date: 13th century 1. capitalized a deity erroneously ascribed to Islam by medieval European Christians and represented in early English drama as a violent character 2. an overbearing or nagging woman ; shrew II …
67shrewishly — adverb see shrewish …
68shrewishness — noun see shrewish …
69Judgement of Paris — The Judgement of Paris is a story from Greek mythology, which was one of the events that led up to the Trojan War and (in slightly later versions of the story) to the foundation of Rome.As with many mythological tales, details vary depending on… …
70Procopius — This article is about the historian and author of the Anecdota . For other uses, see Procopius (disambiguation). Procopius of Caesarea Born c. AD 500 Caesarea, Palestine Died c. AD 565 Occupation Barrister and legal adviser …
