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Xan·thip·pe X0001600 (zăn-thĭp′ē, -tĭp′ē) or Xan·tip·pe (-tĭp′ē) Fifth century bc. The wife of Socrates, traditionally described as shrewish and scolding.Xanthippe (zænˈθɪpɪ) or Xantippen1. (Biography) the wife of Socrates, proverbial as a scolding and quarrelsome woman2. any nagging, peevish, or irritable womanXan•thip•pe (zænˈtɪp i) n. 1. fl. late 5th century B.C., wife of Socrates. 2. a shrewish woman. XanthippeenUK
Xanthippe, Xantippe the wife of Socrates, proverbial as a scolding and quarrelsome woman XanthippeSocrates’ peevish, quarrelsome wife. [Gk. Hist.: Espy, 114]See: Shrewishness |