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Viraginous

//vɪˈɹæ.d͡ʒɪn.əs// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling an overbearing woman; shrew-like.

    "A yellow, viraginous caricature of Hillary Clinton leered out from a black background."

  2. 2
    Resembling an Amazon; of a woman with great bravery, strength, or stature.

Etymology

From virago, from Latin virāgō (“maiden warrior”) (with the ending as if from Latin virāgīnus with -īnus).

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