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Search phrase: meagre

Plays

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Henry VI Part 22H6 III.ii.162Of ashy semblance, meagre, pale, and bloodless,Of ashy semblance, meager, pale, and bloodlesse,
King Edward IIIE3 III.iii.202To senseless images of meagre death.To senselesse images of meger death,
King JohnKJ III.i.80The meagre cloddy earth to glittering gold.The meager cloddy earth to glittering gold:
King JohnKJ III.iv.85As dim and meagre as an ague's fit,As dim and meager as an Agues fitte,
The Merchant of VeniceMV III.ii.104'Tween man and man. But thou, thou meagre lead'Tweene man and man: but thou, thou meager lead
Romeo and JulietRJ V.i.40Culling of simples. Meagre were his looks.Culling of Simples, meager were his lookes,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK IV.ii.27He's swarth and meagre, of an eye as heavyHee's swarth, and meagre, of an eye as heavy

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Venus and AdonisVen.931 ‘ Hard-favoured tyrant, ugly, meagre, lean, Hard fauourd tyrant, ougly, meagre, leane,

Glossary

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forlornmeagre, puny, scrawny
hungerlysparse, meagre
lentendismal, meagre, scanty
meagrethin, slight, scrawny
meagrelean, gaunt, emaciated
meagrebarren, poor-quality, unproductive
starvedmeagre, insubstantial, wanting

Thesaurus

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meagrestarved
meagrehungerly
meagrelenten
meagreforlorn

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
MEAGREBASICmeagre adj

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