hellcat
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈhɛlˌkæt/
- Offensive
:
arpía (ofensivo)
- My sister is a real hellcat when she doesn't get her way.
- a little hellcat
- a real hellcat
Examples
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Despite her small size, she has a reputation as a hellcat for her fierce attitude and sharp tongue.
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Damn that hellcat of a daughter of mine.
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OK, now you might not know it to look at her, but she's a hellcat.
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I've known too many hellcats not to know... what's behind all that blaze and bluster.
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In the office, she's known as a hellcat because of her fierce and aggressive nature during meetings.
Synonyms
12
8.4
A woman people see as mean and quick to anger
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9.9
A cruel greedy woman who treats others badly
4
8.8
A cruel woman who treats people very badly
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7.1
A woman who plays the bad person in a story
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8.6
A woman who is very cruel to other people
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8.9
A woman who is fierce, frightening, and tries to control others
How Bad-Tempered
- Offensive
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9.9
- Offensive
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7.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hellcat joins hell ('place of the devil') and cat, creating the image of a small but fierce, devil-like animal. That's why hellcat is used for a woman who is very bad-tempered and fiercely aggressive.