harridan
Example Sentences
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In a similar flip, Whitfield’s character was not a sweet old granny but a sharp-tongued, sharp-practiced harridan.
From The Guardian • Dec. 29, 2018
And there’s no denying the subversive frisson inspired by watching actresses go full harridan, especially when it comes to traditional ideas about female agency and the approving male gaze.
From Washington Post • Mar. 15, 2018
Even now our image of Crawford is shaped by Faye Dunaway’s shrieking harridan in “Mommie Dearest” as opposed to Crawford’s Academy Award-winning work in “Mildred Pierce.”
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2017
At Goodspeed, Kristine Zbornik, as Albert’s comic harridan of a smothering matriarch, just about stops the show with her rendition.
From New York Times • Aug. 12, 2016
"They call me Mistress Semele," said the harridan.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
