What does harridan mean?
Harridan means A vicious and scolding woman, especially an older one..
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/ˈhæɹ.ɪ.dən/ · noun
A vicious and scolding woman, especially an older one..
Why is that tattling old harridan, Peggy O'Dowd, to make free with my name at her d—d supper-table, and advertise my engagement over the three kingdoms?
Well there was one old lady, and a drunken old harridan she was surely, that paid all her attention to me.
Use harridan when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Harridan means A vicious and scolding woman, especially an older one..
Common synonyms include battle axe, bitch, brim, brimstone.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Why is that tattling old harridan, Peggy O'Dowd, to make free with my name at her d—d supper-table, and advertise my engagement over the three kingdoms?
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