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Search phrase: useless

Plays

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All's Well That Ends WellAW II.iii.3things supernatural and causeless. Hence is it thatthings supernaturall and causelesse. Hence is it, that
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.i.162Causeless have laid disgraces on my head,Causelesse haue lay'd disgraces on my head,
King LearKL III.iv.26In, boy, go first. – You houseless poverty – In Boy, go first. You houselesse pouertie,
King LearKL III.iv.30How shall your houseless heads and unfed sides,How shall your House-lesse heads, and vnfed sides,
The TempestTem V.i.60Now useless, boiled within thy skull. There stand,(Now vselesse) boile within thy skull: there stand
Titus AndronicusTit IV.i.26Causeless perhaps. But pardon me, sweet aunt,Causles perhaps, but pardon me sweet Aunt,

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.859 And useless barns the harvest of his wits, And vselesse barnes the haruest of his wits:
Venus and AdonisVen.897 She tells them 'tis a causeless fantasy, She tels them tis a causlesse fantasie,

Glossary

 16 result(s).
bootlessuseless, worthless, fruitless, unavailing
bootlessfruitlessly, uselessly, unsuccessfully, in vain
causelessfor no reason, without justification, groundlessly
causelessoutside the normal course of nature, inexplicable by natural causes
causelessgroundless, unjustified, idle
chaffy[as of chaff] worthless, useless, trashy
edgelessblunted, useless, ineffective
effectlessineffective, fruitless, useless
fruitlessbarren, sterile, useless
helplessunavailing, useless, unprofitable
idleuseless, barren, worthless
naughtworthless, useless, of no value
thriftlessuseless, worthless, unprofitable
uneffectualineffectual, ineffective, useless
vainworthless, idle, useless, empty
vainlyuselessly, fruitlessly, ineffectively

Thesaurus

 13 result(s).
uselessbootless
uselesschaffy
uselessidle
uselessthriftless
uselessuneffectual
uselessvain
uselesseffectless
uselessedgeless
uselessnaught
uselesshelpless
uselessfruitless
uselesslybootless
uselesslyvainly

Themes and Topics

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Functional shift... barn* luc 859 he sits / and useless barns the harvest of his wits   ...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
CAUSENOTcauseless adj
HOUSENOThouseless adj
USENOTuseless adj

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