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English
Etymology
From virago, from Latin virāgō (“maiden warrior”) (with the ending as if from Latin virāgīnus with -īnus).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /vɪˈɹæd͡ʒ.ɪn.əs/
- (US) IPA(key): /vɪˈɹæ.d͡ʒɪn.əs/, /vɪˈɹæd͡ʒ.ən.əs/
Adjective
viraginous (comparative more viraginous, superlative most viraginous)
- Resembling an overbearing woman; shrew-like.
2008 May 18, Peggy Orenstein, “The Hillary Lesson”, in New York Times:A yellow, viraginous caricature of Hillary Clinton leered out from a black background.
- Resembling an Amazon; of a woman with great bravery, strength, or stature.
Translations
resembling an overbearing woman