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Overbearing vs Viraginous - What's the difference?

overbearing | viraginous |

As adjectives the difference between overbearing and viraginous

is that overbearing is overly bossy, domineering, or arrogant while viraginous is resembling an overbearing woman; shrew-like.

overbearing

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Overly bossy, domineering, or arrogant.

    • Synonyms

    * demanding, dictatorial, dominant, haughty, high-handed * See also * See also

    Derived terms

    * overbearingly

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    viraginous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Resembling an overbearing woman; shrew-like.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2008, date=May 18, author=Peggy Orenstein, title=The Hillary Lesson, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=A yellow, viraginous caricature of Hillary Clinton leered out from a black background. }}
  • Resembling an Amazon; of a woman with great bravery, strength, or stature.

    • Related terms

    * viraginity * virago