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Search phrase: boisterous

Plays

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As You Like ItAYL II.iii.32Or with a base and boisterous sword enforceOr with a base and boistrous Sword enforce
As You Like ItAYL IV.iii.32Why, 'tis a boisterous and a cruel style,Why, tis a boysterous and a cruell stile,
HamletHam III.iii.22Attends the boisterous ruin. Never aloneAttends the boystrous Ruine. Neuer alone
Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.i.49Into the harsh and boisterous tongue of war,Into the harsh and boystrous Tongue of Warre?
Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.v.191But as an honour snatched with boisterous hand,But as an Honour snatch'd with boyst'rous hand,
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.i.70O Clifford, boisterous Clifford! Thou hast slainOh Clifford, boyst'rous Clifford, thou hast slaine
King JohnKJ IV.i.94Then feeling what small things are boisterous there,Then feeling what small things are boysterous there,
OthelloOth I.iii.225new fortunes with this more stubborn and boisterousnew Fortunes, with this more stubborne, and boystrous
Richard IIR2 I.i.4Here to make good the boisterous late appeal – Heere to make good ye boistrous late appeale,
Richard IIR2 I.iii.134Which so roused up with boisterous untuned drums,Which so rouz'd vp with boystrous vntun'd drummes,
Richard IIIR3 II.iii.44The water swell before a boisterous storm.The Water swell before a boyst'rous storme:
Romeo and JulietRJ I.iv.26Too rude, too boisterous, and it pricks like thorn.Too rude, too boysterous, and it pricks like thorne.
Timon of AthensTim IV.iii.223That the bleak air, thy boisterous chamberlain,That the bleake ayre, thy boysterous Chamberlaine
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK V.iv.72Of boisterous and rough jadery to dis-seatOf boystrous and rough Iadrie, to dis-seate

Poems

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Venus and AdonisVen.326 Banning his boisterous and unruly beast; Banning his boystrous, and vnruly beast;

Glossary

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boisteroustumultuous, violent, tempestuous
boisterousviolent, fierce, savage
boisterousviolently, fiercely, forcefully
boisterousirritable, painful, irritating
boisterouspainful, hurtful, rough on the feelings
broadunrestrained, free, boisterous
rantingboisterous, jovial, noisily convivial
robustiousboisterous, noisy, unruly
wantonunrestrained, undisciplined, boisterous, uncontrolled

Thesaurus

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boisterousbroad
boisterouswanton
boisterousrobustious
boisterousranting

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
BOISTEROUSBASICboisterous adj, boisterously adv
BOISTEROUSACTIONboisterous-rough adj

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