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All's Well That Ends WellAW II.i.184Skill infinite, or monstrous desperate.Skill infinite, or monstrous desperate,
All's Well That Ends WellAW II.ii.31It must be an answer of most monstrous sizeIt must be an answere of most monstrous size,
Antony and CleopatraAC II.ii.187much more monstrous matter of feast, which worthilymuch more monstrous matter of Feast, which worthily
Antony and CleopatraAC II.v.53Some monstrous malefactor. Prithee, friend,Some monstrous Malefactor. Prythee Friend,
Antony and CleopatraAC II.vii.97It's monstrous labour when I wash my brainit's monstrous labour when I wash my braine,
As You Like ItAYL III.ii.342monstrous till his fellow-fault came to match it.monstrous, til his fellow-fault came to match it.
CoriolanusCor II.iii.9acceptance of them. Ingratitude is monstrous, and foracceptance of them. Ingratitude is monstrous, and for
CoriolanusCor II.iii.12bring ourselves to be monstrous members.bring our selues to be monstrous members.
HamletHam II.ii.548Is it not monstrous that this player here,Is it not monstrous that this Player heere,
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iv.215O monstrous! Eleven buckram men grownO monstrous! eleuen Buckrom men growne
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iv.306his monstrous devices.his monstrous deuices.
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iv.468monstrous watch is at the door.monstrous Watch, is at the doore.
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iv.525O monstrous! But one halfpennyworth ofO monstrous, but one halfe penny-worth of
Henry IV Part 11H4 III.i.96A huge half-moon, a monstrous cantle out.A huge halfe Moone, a monstrous Cantle out.
Henry IV Part 22H4 III.i.23Curling their monstrous heads, and hanging themCurling their monstrous heads, and hanging them
Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.ii.34Crowd us and crush us to this monstrous formCrowd vs, and crush vs, to this monstrous Forme,
Henry VI Part 11H6 IV.i.61O, monstrous treachery! Can this be so?O monstrous Treachery: Can this be so?
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.iii.30So bad a death argues a monstrous life.So bad a death, argues a monstrous life.
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.ii.82O, monstrous!O monstrous.
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.vii.77O monstrous coward! What, to come behind folks?O monstrous Coward! What, to come behinde Folkes?
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.x.64Is't Cade that I have slain, that monstrous traitor?Is't Cade that I haue slain, that monstrous traitor?
Henry VI Part 22H6 V.i.62And fight against that monstrous rebel Cade,And fight against that monstrous Rebell Cade,
Henry VI Part 22H6 V.i.106O monstrous traitor! I arrest thee, York,O monstrous Traitor! I arrest thee Yorke
Henry VI Part 33H6 III.ii.164O, monstrous fault, to harbour such a thought!Oh monstrous fault, to harbour such a thought.
Henry VIIIH8 I.ii.122Hath into monstrous habits put the gracesHath into monstrous habits put the Graces
Julius CaesarJC I.iii.68To monstrous quality, why, you shall findTo monstrous qualitie; why you shall finde,
Julius CaesarJC I.iii.71Unto some monstrous state.Vnto some monstrous State.
Julius CaesarJC II.i.81To mask thy monstrous visage? Seek none, conspiracy;To maske thy monstrous Visage? Seek none Conspiracie,
Julius CaesarJC IV.iii.275That shapes this monstrous apparition.That shapes this monstrous Apparition.
King Edward IIIE3 II.i.171O monstrous line! Put in the next a sword,O monstrous line, put in the next a sword
King JohnKJ II.i.173Thou monstrous slanderer of heaven and earth!Thou monstrous slanderer of heauen and earth.
King JohnKJ II.i.174Thou monstrous injurer of heaven and earth!Thou monstrous Iniurer of heauen and earth,
King LearKL I.i.217Commit a thing so monstrous to dismantleCommit a thing so monstrous, to dismantle
King LearKL II.ii.23Why, what a monstrous fellow art thou thus to railWhy, what a monstrous Fellow art thou, thus to raile
King LearKL V.iii.157.2Most monstrous! O!Most monstrous! O,
MacbethMac III.vi.8Who cannot want the thought how monstrousWho cannot want the thought, how monstrous
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND I.ii.48I'll speak in a monstrous little voice: ‘ Thisne, Thisne!’Ile speake in a monstrous little voyce; Thisne, Thisne,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.i.98O monstrous! O strange! We are haunted! Pray,O monstrous. O strange. We are hanted; pray
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND V.i.216The smallest monstrous mouse that creeps on floor – The smallest monstrous mouse that creepes on floore)
OthelloOth I.iii.398Must bring this monstrous birth to the world's light.Must bring this monstrous Birth, to the worlds light.
OthelloOth II.i.13The wind-shaked surge, with high and monstrous mane,The winde-shak'd-Surge, with high & monstrous Maine
OthelloOth II.iii.211'Tis monstrous. Iago, who began't?'Tis monstrous: Iago, who began't?
OthelloOth III.iii.374O monstrous world! Take note, take note, O world!Oh monstrous world! Take note, take note (O World)
OthelloOth III.iii.424.1O monstrous! Monstrous!O monstrous! monstrous!
OthelloOth V.ii.189.1O monstrous act!O monstrous Acte.
PericlesPer epilogue.V.iii.2Of monstrous lust the due and just reward;Of monstrous lust, the due and iust reward:
Richard IIIR3 III.ii.64O monstrous, monstrous! And so falls it outO monstrous, monstrous! and so falls it out
Richard IIIR3 III.iv.70And this is Edward's wife, that monstrous witch,And this is Edwards Wife, that monstrous Witch,
The Taming of the ShrewTS induction.1.32O monstrous beast, how like a swine he lies!Oh monstrous beast, how like a swine he lyes.
The Taming of the ShrewTS IV.iii.106O monstrous arrogance! Thou liest, thou thread, thou thimble,Oh monstrous arrogance: / Thou lyest, thou thred, thou thimble,
The Taming of the ShrewTS V.i.98monstrous villain!monstrous villaine.
The TempestTem III.ii.27much sack as I today? Wilt thou tell a monstrous lie,much Sacke as I to day? wilt thou tell a monstrous lie,
The TempestTem III.iii.32Who, though they are of monstrous shape, yet note,Who though they are of monstrous shape, yet note
The TempestTem III.iii.97O, it is monstrous, monstrous!O, it is monstrous: monstrous:
Timon of AthensTim IV.ii.46Of monstrous friends;Of monstrous Friends:
Timon of AthensTim V.i.63The monstrous bulk of this ingratitudeThe monstrous bulke of this Ingratitude
Timon of AthensTim V.i.86Marry, 'tis not monstrous in you, neither wish IMarry 'tis not monstrous in you, neither wish I
Titus AndronicusTit I.i.311O monstrous! What reproachful words are these?O monstrous, what reproachfull words are these?
Titus AndronicusTit IV.iv.51Shall I endure this monstrous villainy?Shall I endure this monstrous villany?
Troilus and CressidaTC III.ii.74Nor nothing monstrous neither?Not nothing monstrons neither?
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG III.i.354That's monstrous. O, that that were out!That's monstrous: oh that that were out.
The Winter's TaleWT III.ii.188More monstrous standing by: whereof I reckonMore monstrous standing by: whereof I reckon
The Winter's TaleWT V.i.41Is all as monstrous to our human reasonIs all as monstrous to our humane reason,

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abortivemonstrous, defective, unnatural
bemonster, be-monstermake monstrous, deform, pervert
enormousdisorderly, abnormal, monstrous
kindlessinhuman, unnatural, monstrous
monstrousexceedingly, wonderfully, extraordinarily
monstrousunnatural, outlandish, aberrant
Nemean lionmonstrous lion, reputably invulnerable, from the region of Nemea; its destruction was one of the twelve labours of Hercules
preposterouscontrary to the natural order, monstrous, perverted
prodigiousabnormal, monstrous, unnatural
prodigiouslywith monstrous outcome, with unnatural birth
unnaturalabnormal, monstrous, aberrant

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lion, monstrousNemean lion
monstrousabortive
monstrousunnatural
monstrousenormous
monstrousprodigious
monstrouspreposterous
monstrouskindless
monstrous outcome, withprodigiously
monstrous, makebemonster, be-monster
outcome, with monstrousprodigiously

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