Xanthippic

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adjective

Of or pertaining to Xanthippe (wife of Socrates)

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Meanings

adjectiveXanthippic (comparative more Xanthippic, superlative most Xanthippic)

comparative more Xanthippic · superlative most Xanthippic

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

Origin

From Xanthippe + -ic.

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Translations

Finnish äkäinen, äksy
  • äkäinenscolding, nagging
  • äksyscolding, nagging
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APA

Xanthippic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Xanthippic

MLA

“Xanthippic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Xanthippic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Xanthippic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Xanthippic.

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