Xanthippe

noun Xan·thip·pe \zan-ˈthi-pē, -ˈti-\

Definition of XANTHIPPE

: an ill-tempered woman

Xan·thip·pe or Xan·tip·pe \-ˈti-pē\

Greek Xanthippē, shrewish wife of Socrates

First Known Use: 1691

biographical name Xan·thip·pe \zan-ˈthi-pē, -ˈti-\

5th cent. b.c. wife of Socrates

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