Synonyms for virago

Grammar : Noun

Spell : vi-rah-goh, -rey-

Phonetic Transcription : vɪˈrɑ goʊ, -ˈreɪ-

Définition of virago

Origin : late 14c., "man-like or heroic woman," from Latin virago, from vir "man" (see virile). Ælfric (c.1000), following Vulgate, used it in Gen. ii:23 (KJV = woman):
Beo hire nama Uirago, þæt is, fæmne, forðan ðe heo is of hire were genumen.

noun aggressive woman

Example sentences :

He would have crimsoned to the eyes, no doubt, and fled from the virago.
Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand

I got a dispatch from, him quoting the Virago of Paris—meaning the Figaro, of course.
Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 8, May 21, 1870 » by Various

Ah, you coolly come, with that virago on your arm, to make a fool of me before everyone.
Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola

When he returned he found the virago awaiting him at the door.
Extract from : « The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume II (of 2) » by Alexandre Dumas pre

On which the virago says to her victim, "My dear, I thocht it was yersel'!"
Extract from : « The Book-Hunter » by John Hill Burton

I stood upon the defensive between the virago and my sister's chair.
Extract from : « Down The River » by Oliver Optic

The virago smiled and twiddled the knife between her fingers.
Extract from : « The Day of Wrath » by Maurus Jkai

"Now you will be able to have a talk with him if you like," said the virago.
Extract from : « The Day of Wrath » by Maurus Jkai

"You're a virago," said Chris, seating himself near his wife.
Extract from : « The Beloved Woman » by Kathleen Norris

Yet the old man always spoke of Edith as a virago after that.
Extract from : « A Budget of Christmas Tales by Charles Dickens and Others » by Various

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