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Search phrase: excess

Plays

 14 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW I.i.54excessive grief the enemy to the living.excessiue greefe the enemie to the liuing.
All's Well That Ends WellAW I.i.55If the living be enemy to the grief, the excessIf the liuing be enemie to the greefe, the excesse
Henry VH5 II.ii.42it was excess of wine that set him on,It was excesse of Wine that set him on,
King JohnKJ IV.ii.16Is wasteful and ridiculous excess.Is wastefull, and ridiculous excesse.
King LearKL IV.i.69So distribution should undo excessSo distribution should vndoo excesse,
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.73The blood of youth burns not with such excessThe bloud of youth burns not with such excesse,
The Merchant of VeniceMV I.iii.59By taking nor by giving of excess,By taking, nor by giuing of excesse,
The Merchant of VeniceMV III.ii.112In measure rain thy joy, scant this excess,In measure raine thy ioy, scant this excesse,
OthelloOth IV.i.99From the excess of laughter. Here he comes.From the excesse of Laughter. Heere he comes.
Romeo and JulietRJ II.vi.33But my true love is grown to such excessBut my true Loue is growne to such such excesse,
Timon of AthensTim V.iv.28Shame, that they wanted cunning, in excess(Shame that they wanted, cunning in excesse)
Twelfth NightTN I.i.2Give me excess of it, that, surfeiting,Giue me excesse of it: that surfetting,
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG III.i.220And now excess of it will make me surfeit.And now excesse of it will make me surfet.
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK I.iii.4Excess and overflow of power, an't might be,Exces, and overflow of power, and't might be

Poems

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
A Lover's ComplaintLC.42 Where want cries some, but where excess begs all. Where want cries some; but where excesse begs all.
The Rape of LucreceLuc.a1 Lucius Tarquinius, for his excessive pride surnamed Superbus, LVcius Tarquinius (for his excessiue pride surnamed Superbus)
The Rape of LucreceLuc.138 Or, gaining more, the profit of excess Or gaining more, the profite of excesse
SonnetsSonn.146.7 Shall worms, inheritors of this excess, Shall wormes inheritors of this excesse

Glossary

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bloatbloated, flabby, swollen [with excess]
blowtbloated, flabby, swollen [with excess]
cloymentexcessive gratification, gorging, satiety
competencysufficiency without excess, modest means
crammedoverfed, stuffed to excess
dotagedoting, infatuation, excessive affection
epicurismgluttony, gorging, sensual excess
excessusury, interest
grossexcessively large, coarsely luxuriant
grosslyin a state of excess, with great sins unabsolved
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
never-surfeitednever filled to excess
nicenesscoyness, fastidiousness, excessive scruple
outdaredovercome by daring, cowed, outbraved; or: excessively daring, brazen, unabashed
outrageousexcessively fierce, extremely violent
overgorgedgorged to excess, overfed, glutted
overgreatimperious, high-handed, excessive
overjoyexcess of happiness, great rejoicing
overleavenleaven too much, pervade, imbue to excess
overlustyover-cheerful, excessively merry
overplussurplus, excess, superfluity
overproudexcessively swollen, too luxuriant
overteemedexcessively productive, exhausted by child-bearing
passionateimpassioned, vehement, excessively emotional
pleurisyexcess, superfluity, superabundance
plurisyexcess, superfluity, superabundance
prankoutrageous deed, excessive behaviour
pridesexual desire, lustful excess
prodigalexcessive, extra, superfluous
rackexhaust by imposing excessive charges, reduce to poverty
rankgrowing in abundance, excessively luxuriant [often unattractively]
ranknessexcessive growth, rebelliousness
ranknessexcess, abundance, profusion
reasonablemoderate, not excessive, fair-minded
riotexcess, abundance, profusion
satietyexcess, over-abundance
shearmanone who shears excess material from woollen cloth
sickill through excess, surfeited
strainedunnatural, excessive, exorbitant
superfluityexcess, indulgence, immoderate living
superstitiousloving to the point of idolatry, excessively devoted
surfeitsickness brought on by excess
surfeitexcess, over-indulgence
surfeitfeed to excess, over-indulge, glut
surfeitingfeeding to excess, over-indulgence
swine-drunkdrunk as a pig, excessively drunk
unordinate[Q variant] inordinate, excessive, intemperate
usurermoney-lender, one who charges excessive interest

Thesaurus

 74 result(s).
affection, excessivedotage
behaviour, excessiveprank
charges, exhaust by imposing excessiverack
devoted, excessivelysuperstitious
drunk, excessivelyswine-drunk
eagerness, excessiveforwardness
emotional, excessivelypassionate
excessoverplus
excesspleurisy
excessrankness
excessriot
excesssatiety
excesssuperfluity
excesssurfeit
excess of happinessoverjoy
excess, feed tosurfeit
excess, feeding tosurfeiting
excess, gorged toovergorged
excess, ill throughsick
excess, imbue tooverleaven
excess, in a state ofgrossly
excess, lustfulpride
excess, never filled tonever-surfeited
excess, sensualepicurism
excess, sickness brought on by surfeit
excess, stuffed tocrammed
excess, sufficiency withoutcompetency
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
feed to excesssurfeit
feeding to excesssurfeiting
fierce, excessivelyoutrageous
gorged to excessovergorged
gratification, excessivecloyment
growth, excessiverankness
happiness, excess ofoverjoy
ill through excesssick
imbue to excessoverleaven
interest, one who charges excessiveusurer
large, excessivelygross
lustful excesspride
luxuriant, excessivelyrank
merry, excessivelyoverlusty
never filled to excessnever-surfeited
productive, excessivelyoverteemed
scruple, excessiveniceness
sensual excessepicurism
sickness brought on by excesssurfeit
state of excess, in agrossly
stuffed to excesscrammed
sufficiency without excesscompetency
swollen, excessivelyoverproud
woollen cloth, one who shears excess material fromshearman

Themes and Topics

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Humours... he or she would be thought to have an excess of choler lear (kl) petruchio (ts) g...
Gods and goddesses... retribution for human folly pride or excessive good fortune neptune mnd...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
EXCESSBASICexcess n, excessive adj

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