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Your RBR Word of the Day: Termagant

termagant TUR-muh-guhnt, noun:
1. A scolding, nagging, bad-tempered woman; a shrew.

adjective:
1. Overbearing; shrewish; scolding.


With her wholesome good looks and sweet personality, it would be hard to picture Katharine McPhee as a termagant.