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Search phrase: excessive

Plays

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All's Well That Ends WellAW I.i.54excessive grief the enemy to the living.excessiue greefe the enemie to the liuing.

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.a1 Lucius Tarquinius, for his excessive pride surnamed Superbus, LVcius Tarquinius (for his excessiue pride surnamed Superbus)

Glossary

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cloymentexcessive gratification, gorging, satiety
dotagedoting, infatuation, excessive affection
grossexcessively large, coarsely luxuriant
inordinateimmoderate, intemperate, excessive
intemperateexcessive, immoderate, inordinate
intolerableexcessive, exorbitant, exceedingly great
intolerableexcessively, exceedingly, extremely
lavishlyexcessively, in an undisciplined way
NemesisGreek goddess of vengeance, especially retribution for human folly, pride, or excessive good fortune
nicenesscoyness, fastidiousness, excessive scruple
outdaredovercome by daring, cowed, outbraved; or: excessively daring, brazen, unabashed
outrageousexcessively fierce, extremely violent
overgreatimperious, high-handed, excessive
overlustyover-cheerful, excessively merry
overproudexcessively swollen, too luxuriant
overteemedexcessively productive, exhausted by child-bearing
passionateimpassioned, vehement, excessively emotional
prankoutrageous deed, excessive behaviour
prodigalexcessive, extra, superfluous
rackexhaust by imposing excessive charges, reduce to poverty
rankgrowing in abundance, excessively luxuriant [often unattractively]
ranknessexcessive growth, rebelliousness
reasonablemoderate, not excessive, fair-minded
strainedunnatural, excessive, exorbitant
superstitiousloving to the point of idolatry, excessively devoted
swine-drunkdrunk as a pig, excessively drunk
unordinate[Q variant] inordinate, excessive, intemperate
usurermoney-lender, one who charges excessive interest

Thesaurus

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affection, excessivedotage
behaviour, excessiveprank
charges, exhaust by imposing excessiverack
devoted, excessivelysuperstitious
drunk, excessivelyswine-drunk
eagerness, excessiveforwardness
emotional, excessivelypassionate
excessiveinordinate
excessiveintemperate
excessiveintolerable
excessiveovergreat
excessiveprodigal
excessivestrained
excessiveunordinate
excessive behaviourprank
excessive gratificationcloyment
excessive growthrankness
excessive scrupleniceness
excessive, notreasonable
excessivelyintolerable
excessivelylavishly
excessively devotedsuperstitious
excessively emotionalpassionate
excessively fierceoutrageous
excessively largegross
excessively luxuriantrank
excessively merryoverlusty
excessively productiveoverteemed
excessively swollenoverproud
exhaust by imposing excessive chargesrack
fierce, excessivelyoutrageous
gratification, excessivecloyment
growth, excessiverankness
interest, one who charges excessiveusurer
large, excessivelygross
luxuriant, excessivelyrank
merry, excessivelyoverlusty
productive, excessivelyoverteemed
scruple, excessiveniceness
swollen, excessivelyoverproud

Themes and Topics

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Gods and goddesses... retribution for human folly pride or excessive good fortune neptune mnd ii...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
EXCESSBASICexcessive adj

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