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Search phrase: harmful

Plays

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Henry VI Part 22H6 III.ii.262Lest, being suffered in that harmful slumber,Least being suffer'd in that harmefull slumber,
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.ii.10And harmful pity must be laid aside.And harmfull pitty must be layd aside:
King JohnKJ III.i.41As it makes harmful all that speak of it.As it makes harmefull all that speake of it.
King JohnKJ III.iii.51Without eyes, ears, and harmful sound of words;Without eyes, eares, and harmefull sound of words:
King JohnKJ V.ii.77And be no further harmful than in show.And be no further harmefull then in shewe.
King LearKL I.iv.341Than praised for harmful mildness.Then prai'sd for harmefull mildnesse.
King LearKL IV.ii.77But not without that harmful stroke which sinceBut not without that harmefull stroke, which since
Richard IIIR3 IV.iv.173More mild, but yet more harmful – kind in hatred.More milde, but yet more harmfull; Kinde in hatred:

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.1724 A harmful knife, that thence her soul unsheathed: A harmfull knife, that thence her soule vnsheathed,
SonnetsSonn.111.2 The guilty goddess of my harmful deeds, The guiltie goddesse of my harmfull deeds,

Glossary

 20 result(s).
abusingharmful, damaging, injurious
adverseunfavourable, harmful, hostile
contagiouspestilential, harmful, noxious
fumeharmful vapour [rising from the stomach to the brain]
harmfulperilous, dangerous, full of harm
honey-stalkclover flower [harmful to sheep when eaten too much]
impair[unclear meaning] unworthy, dishonourable; harmful, injurious
injuriouscausing injury, harmful, offending, unjust
lethargyunnatural drowsiness, harmful torpor
mischiefwicked action, evil deed, harmful scheme
mischievousharmful, damaging, injurious
naughtdamaging, harmful, hurtful
noisomenoxious, harmful, evil
painfulinflicting pain, harmful, afflicting
scathefulharmful, damaging, injurious
shrewdharmful, dangerous, injurious
unthriftyharmful, pernicious, unfortunate
unwholesomeharmful, damaging, noxious
venomousharmful, injurious, hurtful
worseevil, harmful, wicked

Thesaurus

 21 result(s).
harmfulabusing
harmfuladverse
harmfulcontagious
harmfulimpair
harmfulinjurious
harmfulmischievous
harmfulnaught
harmfulnoisome
harmfulpainful
harmfulscatheful
harmfulshrewd
harmfulunthrifty
harmfulunwholesome
harmfulvenomous
harmfulworse
harmful schememischief
harmful torporlethargy
harmful vapourfume
scheme, harmfulmischief
torpor, harmfullethargy
vapour, harmfulfume

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