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Search phrase: unnecessary

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
Henry VH5 IV.ii.25Who in unnecessary action swarmWho in vnnecessarie action swarme
King Edward IIIE3 III.i.7To lay aside unnecessary soothing,To lay aside vnnecessary soothing,
King LearKL II.ii.62Thou whoreson zed, thou unnecessary letter! MyThou whoreson Zed, thou vnnecessary letter: my
King LearKL II.iv.150Age is unnecessary; on my knees I begAge is vnnecessary: on my knees I begge,

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Glossary

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circumstancecircumlocution, verbiage, unnecessary detail
needlessunnecessary, pointless, superfluous
superfluousneedlessly concerned, unnecessary

Thesaurus

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detail, unnecessarycircumstance
unnecessarysuperfluous
unnecessaryneedless
unnecessary detailcircumstance

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
UNNECESSARYBASICsee NECESSARY

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