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Search phrase: thievish

Plays

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All's Well That Ends WellAW II.i.166Hath told the thievish minutes how they pass,Hath told the theeuish minutes, how they passe:
As You Like ItAYL II.iii.33A thievish living on the common road?A theeuish liuing on the common rode?
King Edward IIIE3 II.ii.77And rates my heart, and chides my thievish eye,And rates my heart, and chides my theeuish eie,
King Edward IIIE3 III.iii.53A thievish pirate, and a needy mate,A theeuish pyrate, and a needie mate,
Romeo and JulietRJ IV.i.79Or walk in thievish ways, or bid me lurkOr walke in theeuish waies, or bid me lurke

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.35 From thievish ears, because it is his own? From theeuish eares because it is his owne?
The Rape of LucreceLuc.736 He like a thievish dog creeps sadly thence; Hee like a theeuish dog creeps sadly thence,
SonnetsSonn.48.14 For truth proves thievish for a prize so dear. For truth prooues theeuish for a prize so deare.
SonnetsSonn.77.8 Time's thievish progress to eternity. Times theeuish progresse to eternitie.

Glossary

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Hungarian[pun on ‘hungry’] beggarly, thievish
sheep-biterthievish fellow, shifty individual
thievishfrequented by thieves, infested with robbers

Thesaurus

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fellow, thievishsheep-biter
thievishHungarian
thievish fellowsheep-biter

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