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Search phrase: hasty-witted

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The Taming of the ShrewTS V.ii.40Head and butt! An hasty-witted bodyHead, and but an hastie witted bodie,

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Glossary

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all-too-timelessall too hasty
beef-wittedbeef-brained, thick-headed, brainless
bluntstupid, obtuse, dull-witted
dispatch, despatchhasty removal, speedy concealment
expediencerapid departure, hasty expedition, urgent enterprise
fat-wittedthick-witted, slow, dull
festinatespeedy, hasty, hurried
hastyrash, impetuous, impulsive
hasty-wittedquick-witted, quick-thinking
heady-rashhasty-headed, full of reckless thoughts
high-wittedquick-witted
hotfast, hasty
innocentsilly, half-witted, foolish
iron-witteddull-witted, obtuse, dense
knotty-patedblock-headed, dull-witted
muddydull-witted, muddle-headed
quickquick-witted, inventive, lively
quickhasty, hurried
rashhasty, impetuous, impulsive
sharpwitty, sharp-witted, discerning
snatchhasty grab, quick theft
sodden-wittedstew-brained, limp-minded, alcohol-crazed
speedtravel speedily, make a hasty expedition
subtle-wittedcunning, wily, slyly intelligent
suddenhasty, impulsive, impetuous
swiftquick-witted, sharp, ready
tardydull, slow-witted, reluctant
unweighedhasty, thoughtless, ill-judged
violentrushed, hasty, impetuous
wittollycuckoldy; also: half-witted

Thesaurus

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dull-wittediron-witted
dull-wittedblunt
dull-wittedmuddy
dull-wittedknotty-pated
expedition, hastyexpedience
expedition, make a hastyspeed
grab, hastysnatch
half-wittedinnocent
half-wittedwittolly
hastyunweighed
hastyviolent
hastyquick
hastysudden
hastyrash
hastyhot
hastyfestinate
hasty expeditionexpedience
hasty expedition, make aspeed
hasty grabsnatch
hasty removaldispatch, despatch
hasty, all tooall-too-timeless
hasty-headedheady-rash
quick-wittedquick
quick-wittedswift
quick-wittedhasty-witted
quick-wittedhigh-witted
removal, hastydispatch, despatch
sharp-wittedsharp
slow-wittedtardy
thick-wittedfat-witted

Themes and Topics

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An...ii 30 an hand per ii ii 36 an hasty-witted body ts v ii 40 an heretic wt ii ...

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