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Search phrase: ill-annexed

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.874 But ill-annexed Opportunity But ill annexed opportunity

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abortivemonstrously ill-timed, abhorrent and untimely
adjunctannex, addendum, extra function
adjunctconnected, associated, annexed
bear abear ill will towards, feel resentment against
crossangry, ill-tempered, outraged
curstnessill humour, bad temper
distemperdisaffection, ill humour, strange behaviour
distemperedvexed, troubled, ill-humoured
envymalice, ill-will, enmity
envyshow malice [towards], hate, regard with ill will
extortedill-gotten, gained by evil means
fire-illburning disease [possibly: pox]
franklywith no ill-will, openly, without rancour
fretfulangry, irritated, ill-tempered
giddyfoolish, stupid, ill-considered
grievedaggrieved, wronged, ill-used
hardbadly, poorly, ill
harrymistreat, harass, ill-use
illunskilful, inexpert, unskilled
illevil, wicked, immoral
illpoor, inadequate, miserable
illillness, malady, affliction
illbad, adverse, unfavourable
illtrouble, affliction, misfortune
illwrong, injury, harm, evil
illbadly, adversely, unfavourably
illsick, indisposed, unwell
illannoyed, cross, vexed
illimperfectly, poorly, to ill effect
ill-annexedbadly added, adversely attached
ill-beseemingunseemly, inappropriate, unbecoming
ill-bodinginauspicious, predicting evil, prophesying doom
ill-breedingmischief-making, discontented
ill-composedmade up of wicked elements
ill-dispersingevil-scattering, spreading wickedness
ill-disposedbadly arranged, poorly presented
ill-disposedindisposed, unwell, under the weather
ill-divininggiving premonitions of harm, ominously prophesying
ill-erectedbuilt for wicked ends
ill-favouredugly, unattractive, unsightly
ill-favouredlybadly, unpleasingly, offensively
ill-favouredlywith plain features, unattractively
ill-inhabitedbadly housed, poorly accommodated
ill-leftbadly equipped; or: left in disorder
ill-nurturedill-bred, badly brought up
ill-roastedbadly cooked
ill-rootedunstable, unsteady, likely to fall down
ill-seemingof ugly appearance, unpleasant to look at
ill-sheathedbadly sheathed
ill-sortedbadly matched, in bad company
ill-spiritedevil-hearted, wickedly minded
ill-ta'en[ill-taken] unfounded, unwarranted, badly grounded
ill-temperedunbalanced, with elements of mood [humours] badly mixed
ill-tunedharsh-sounding, unmelodious
ill-utteringspeaking displeasing news, reporting bad tidings
ill-weavedpoorly woven
ill-wellwickedly well, cruelly accurately
ill-wrestingtwisting the truth, turning to disadvantage
Jackjack-in-office, ill-mannered fellow, lout, knave
jaderybehaviour typical of an ill-tempered hack
kitebird of prey; thieving bird [of ill omen; also, strong term of abuse]
lewdignorant, foolish, ill-mannered
malicehostility, hatred, ill-will, enmity
maliciouswicked, evil-minded, of ill will
melancholyill-temper, sullenness [thought to be the result of too much ‘black bile’ in the blood]
misgraffedbadly grafted, ill-matched, unsuited
misthinkthink ill of, have a bad opinion about
misthoughtmisjudged, thought ill of
overthrownruined, disgraced, brought into ill repute
peevishfretful, irritable, ill-tempered
picked-hatchspiked half-door; house of ill-repute, brothel
rudelydiscourteously, boorishly, with ill manners
scandaldiscredit, disgrace, bring into ill repute
screech-owlbarn-owl [thought to be a bird of ill omen]
seasoninopportune, inappropriate, ill-timed
shadowingforeshadowing, ill-boding, darkening
sickill through excess, surfeited
sicksicken, fall ill
slandermisuse, disgrace, bring into ill repute
spitemalice, ill-will, hatred
stewbrothel, house of ill-repute
stomach-qualmedtaken sick, fallen ill
timelessuntimely, premature, ill-timed
unbookishignorant, ill-educated, unlearned
unhappyunlucky, unfortunate, ill-fated
unkindnessoffence, ill-will, umbrage
unmanneredill-mannered, rude, insolent
unmeetunready, unfit, ill-equipped
unweighedhasty, thoughtless, ill-judged

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annexadjunct
annexedadjunct
behaviour typical of an ill-tempered hackjadery
excess, ill throughsick
fellow, ill-manneredJack
hack, ill-temperedjadery
house of ill-reputestew
humour, illcurstness
humour, illdistemper
ill effect, toill
ill humourcurstness
ill humourdistemper
ill of, thoughtmisthought
ill repute, bring intoslander
ill repute, bring intoscandal
ill repute, brought intooverthrown
ill through excesssick
ill will, bearbear a
ill will, ofmalicious
ill will, regard withenvy
ill, fallsick
ill, fallenstomach-qualmed
ill, thinkmisthink
ill-bodingshadowing
ill-bredill-nurtured
ill-consideredgiddy
ill-educatedunbookish
ill-equippedunmeet
ill-fatedunhappy
ill-gottenextorted
ill-humoureddistempered
ill-judgedunweighed
ill-manneredunmannered
ill-manneredlewd
ill-mannered fellowJack
ill-matchedmisgraffed
ill-repute, house ofstew
ill-repute, house ofpicked-hatch
ill-tempermelancholy
ill-temperedcross
ill-temperedpeevish
ill-temperedfretful
ill-timedtimeless
ill-timedseason
ill-useharry
ill-usedgrieved
ill-willunkindness
ill-willenvy
ill-willmalice
ill-willspite
ill-will, with nofrankly
manners, with illrudely
monstrously ill-timedabortive
omen, illkite
omen, illscreech-owl
repute, bring into illscandal
repute, bring into illslander
think ill ofmisthink
thought ill ofmisthought

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