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Search phrase: excessive

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All's Well That Ends WellAW I.i.54excessive grief the enemy to the living.excessiue greefe the enemie to the liuing.

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.a1 Lucius Tarquinius, for his excessive pride surnamed Superbus, LVcius Tarquinius (for his excessiue pride surnamed Superbus)

Glossary

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cloymentexcessive gratification, gorging, satiety
dotagedoting, infatuation, excessive affection
inordinateimmoderate, intemperate, excessive
intemperateexcessive, immoderate, inordinate
intolerableexcessive, exorbitant, exceedingly great
NemesisGreek goddess of vengeance, especially retribution for human folly, pride, or excessive good fortune
nicenesscoyness, fastidiousness, excessive scruple
overgreatimperious, high-handed, excessive
prankoutrageous deed, excessive behaviour
prodigalexcessive, extra, superfluous
rackexhaust by imposing excessive charges, reduce to poverty
ranknessexcessive growth, rebelliousness
reasonablemoderate, not excessive, fair-minded
strainedunnatural, excessive, exorbitant
unordinate[Q variant] inordinate, excessive, intemperate
usurermoney-lender, one who charges excessive interest

Thesaurus

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affection, excessivedotage
behaviour, excessiveprank
charges, exhaust by imposing excessiverack
eagerness, excessiveforwardness
excessiveinordinate
excessiveintemperate
excessiveintolerable
excessiveovergreat
excessiveprodigal
excessivestrained
excessiveunordinate
excessive behaviourprank
excessive gratificationcloyment
excessive growthrankness
excessive scrupleniceness
excessive, notreasonable
exhaust by imposing excessive chargesrack
gratification, excessivecloyment
growth, excessiverankness
interest, one who charges excessiveusurer
scruple, excessiveniceness

Themes and Topics

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Gods and goddesses...y retribution for human folly pride or excessive good fortune neptune mnd ii ...

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