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Xanthippes

Xanthippes is the plural of Xanthippe.

Meaning of Xanthippe

Noun

Xanthippe (plural Xanthippes)

  1. (dated, derogatory, literary) An ill-tempered woman.
    • Be ſhe as foule as was Florentius Loue, / As old as Sibell, and as curſt and ſhrow'd / As Socrates Zentippe, or a worſe: / She moues me not, or not remoues at leaſt / Affections edge in me.[c. 1590–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

Questions about Xanthippes

What is Xanthippes the plural of?
Xanthippes is the plural of Xanthippe.

Words near Xanthippes in the dictionary

  1. xanthinuric
  2. xanthiol
  3. xanthione
  4. xanthiosite
  5. Xanthippe
  6. Xanthippes
  7. Xanthippic
  8. xanthism
  9. xanthitane
  10. xanthite
  11. xanthiuria

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