shakespearean
Collocations
5ADJ.
familiar, many
VERB + SHAKESPEAREAN
read, speak, talks
SHAKESPEAREAN + NOUN
deutch, hoch, quotation, tragedies, urdu
PREP.
about, in, up
ADV.
only, somewhat
Definitions
adj
Of or pertaining to, characteristic of, associated with, or suggestive of William Shakespeare (an English playwright), his works, or his authorship, or the time in which he lived.
[…]there were those who had them set far over back—wide-awake men, who wanted a clear prospect; while careless men, who did not know, or care, how their hats sat, had them shaking about in all directions. The various hats, in fact, were quite a Shakespearean study.
The boisterous Bulmer playfully made a pass at him with his drawn sword, going forward with the lunge in the proper fencing fashion, and making a somewhat too familiar Shakespearean quotation about a rodent and a Venetian coin.
Derivative of Shakespeare's works or authorship.
Composed of Shakespearean sonnets.
noun
A scholar of the works of Shakespeare.
Another lawyer and well-known Shakespearian, Richard Grant White, says: "No dramatist of the time, not even [Francis] Beaumont, who was the younger son of a judge of the Common Pleas, and who after studying in the Inns of Court abandoned law for the drama, used legal phrases with Shakespeare's readiness and exactness.[…]"
A person trained to act in Shakespeare's plays.
name
Shakespearean English.
I have had no one to talk to for ages. There’s Ma, who only talks in Shakespearean. And it took me ages to learn that and I still don’t understand the whole thing.
Honorable Corps Commander, I am one of your seven personal robots at your residence, and I assure you I am the best. […] I can speak Shakespearean, Hoch Deutch, Urdu, and three other dead languages.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a Shakespearean scholar
- shakespearian
adjective — of or relating to William Shakespeare or his works
- shakespearian
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6[…]there were those who had them set far over back—wide-awake men, who wanted a clear prospect; while careless men, who did not know, or care, how their hats sat, had them shaking about in all directi
WiktionaryThe boisterous Bulmer playfully made a pass at him with his drawn sword, going forward with the lunge in the proper fencing fashion, and making a somewhat too familiar Shakespearean quotation about a
WiktionaryMeanwhile, I presided over the Senate. I also dined quite frequently with the President who continued to delight and fascinate me with his conversation, not to mention his wonderful malice which was p
WiktionaryAnother lawyer and well-known Shakespearian, Richard Grant White, says: "No dramatist of the time, not even [Francis] Beaumont, who was the younger son of a judge of the Common Pleas, and who after st
WiktionaryI have had no one to talk to for ages. There’s Ma, who only talks in Shakespearean. And it took me ages to learn that and I still don’t understand the whole thing.
WiktionaryHonorable Corps Commander, I am one of your seven personal robots at your residence, and I assure you I am the best. […] I can speak Shakespearean, Hoch Deutch, Urdu, and three other dead languages.
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