Shakespearean Insults Flashcards by Jade Weinheimer

bawdy

filthy, obscene, abominable

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brazen

everlasting, imperishable, impenetrable; made of brass, very strong, powerful

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bunch-backed

hunch-backed

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canker-blossom

grub that destroys the blossom [of love]

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catpurse

someone who steels and picks money from people on the street

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churlish

rude, blunt, ungracious; violent, rough, harsh; stiff, hard, unyielding; stingy

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clay-brained

mud-brained

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clodpole

blockhead, thickhead, dolt

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crutch

something that is necessary but impedes one from doing better

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distempered

insane, deranged, lunatic; disordered, disturbed, diseased

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dog-hearted

cruel, callous, malevolent

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dogfish

baboon

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egg-shell

something worthless

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empty-headed

unburdened, idle, unoccupied brain; not very intelligent

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evil-eyed

affliction, misfortune, hardship

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eye-offending

which hurts the eyes

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fat-kidneyed

an insult meaning gross and lubberly

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fitful

full of fits, marked by paroxysms (a sudden outburst of emotion or action)

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gnarling

snarling, growling

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greasy

vulgar

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grizzled

grey, sprinkled with grey hairs

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gull-catcher

fool-trapper, trickster

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haughty

high-minded, aspiring, lofty

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heavy-headed

dull; stupid

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hedge-pig

hedgehog

hempseed

malapropism for 'homicide'

hideous

terrifying, frightful, horrifying

horn-mad

furious, enraged, raving mad

ill-breading

mischief-making, discontented

ill-composed

made up of wicked elements

ill-nurtured

ill-bred, badly brought up

iron-witted

dull-witted, obtuse, dense

jack-a-nape

upstart, buffoon, monkey

jaded

low-bred, ignoble, contemptible

knavish

rascally, mischievous, roguish

lean-witted

having but little sense or shrewdness

lewd

ignorant, foolish, ill-mannered; wicked, vile, evil

lily-livered

cowardly; timid; easily frightened

mad-bred

produced by madness

malignancy

evil influence, inauspicious character

malkin

wench

malt-worm

a drunkard

manikin

little man, puppet

minimus

tiniest of creatures, insignificant being

miscreant

villain, wretch, rascal

moldwarp

mole [animal]

motley-minded

muddle-headed, foolish-minded

muddy-mettled

sluggish, dull-spirited

nut-hook

constable, beadle, officer

onion-eyed

having the eyes filled with tears

pale-hearted

dispirited; cowardly; craven

pantaloon

constable, beadle, officer

paper-faced

having a face as white as paper

peevish

silly, foolish; or: headstrong, impulsive

pernicious

destructive, dangerous, ruinous

pinch-spotted

discoloured with pinch-marks

prating

prattling, chattering, blathering

purpled

reddened with blood, bloodstained

queasy

easily upset, delicate, fastidious

rabbit-sucker

sucking rabbit, baby rabbit

rampallion

ruffian, villain, scoundrel

rank

foul-smelling, stinking; bloated, swollen, puffed-up

raw-boned

having little flesh, especially on a large-boned frame; gaunt, having a lean and bony physique

reeky

foul-smelling, smoky

remnant

a small leftover portion after the main part no longer exists

roynish

vulgar, scurvy, coarse

rudesby

ruffian, piece of insolence, unmannerly fellow

ruffian

violent, brutal, villainous

rug-headed

shaggy-headed, shock-headed

rump-fed

well-fed, pampered; overfed

saucy

insolent, impudent, presumptuous, defiant

scantling

guideline, index, standard of measurement

scullion

menial, lackey, domestic servant

shag-eared

shaggy hair hanging over the ears

shrill-gorged

shrill-sounding, with high-pitched voice

snipe

dupe, gull, fool

sottish

stupid, foolish, ludicrous

sour-faced

having a bad-tempered or unpleasant expression

unmuzzled

to free from restraint, as speech or expression

vacant

lacking, devoid, deficient

waggish

playful, mischievous, impish

wanton

naughty, wicked, mischievous; cruelly irresponsible, badly behaved

waterfly

a source of petty annoyance; an insignificant but troublesome person or tiling.

weak-hinged

ill-balanced; ill-founded.

wenching

someone who hangs around with women

whipster

wretch, degenerate, good-for-nothing

white-livered

lily-livered, cowardly, feeble-spirited

whoreson

wretched, vile

yeasty

frothy, superficial, trivial

younker

greenhorn, juvenile, prodigal child