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Xanthippic

Xanthippic adjective: of or pertaining to Xanthippe (wife of Socrates).

Adjective

Xanthippic (comparative more Xanthippic, superlative most Xanthippic)

  1. Of or pertaining to Xanthippe (wife of Socrates)
  2. scolding, nagging

Forms of Xanthippic

comparativemore Xanthippic
superlativemost Xanthippic

Origin of Xanthippic

From Xanthippe + -ic.

Questions about Xanthippic

What does Xanthippic mean?
Xanthippic means of or pertaining to Xanthippe (wife of Socrates).
What part of speech is Xanthippic?
Xanthippic is an adjective.

Words near Xanthippic in the dictionary

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

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