Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Prone to prey; savage.
- Having much prey; killing much game.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective obsolete Disposed to take prey.
- adjective obsolete Rich in prey.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective obsolete Disposed to take
prey . - adjective obsolete Rich in
prey .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The preyful princess piercd and prickd a pretty pleasing pricket;
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The preyful princess pierced and prick'd a pretty pleasing pricket;
Shakespeare's Lost Years in London, 1586-1592 Arthur Acheson 1897
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_Love's Labours Lost_, it occurs to me that the "preyful Princess" verses quoted above (which display parody in every line) are intended by
Shakespeare's Lost Years in London, 1586-1592 Arthur Acheson 1897
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The preyful princess pierced and prick'd a pretty pleasing pricket;
Love's Labour's Lost 1594
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The preyful princess pierced and prick’d a pretty pleasing pricket;
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"The preyful princess pierc'd and prick'd a pretty pleasing priket;
The Romance of Names Ernest Weekley 1909
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