44
termagant(noun, person, praise, slang, behavior)
37
shrew(noun, person, praise, harsh, behavior)
37
vixen(noun, person, praise, behavior, manner)
34
scold(noun, person, praise, harsh, behavior)
33
harpy(noun, person, praise, behavior, manner)
27
xanthippe(noun, person, behavior, manner, scold)
25
nag(noun, person, harsh, behavior, manner)
25
spitfire(noun, person, behavior, manner, fury)
20
nagger(person, behavior, manner, woman, backbiter)
19
catamaran(person, behavior, manner, woman)
19
scratch-cat(person, behavior, manner, woman)
19
scratch cat(person, behavior, manner, woman)
17
fishwife(noun, praise, slang, rudeness, scold)
17
harridan(noun, fury, bag, scold, nag)
13
witch(noun, shrew, termagant, vixen)
11
fury(noun, praise, harsh, bag, scold)
11
hag(noun, biddy)
9
amazon(noun, slang, scold, woman, masculine woman)
9
bitch(noun, fury, scold, nag)
9
ogress(noun, fury, bag, scold, nag)
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