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PRONUNCIATION OF PIGEON-LIVERED

pigeon-livered  [ˈpɪdʒɪnˌlɪvəd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PIGEON-LIVERED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pigeon-Livered is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PIGEON-LIVERED


chicken-livered
ˈtʃɪkɪnˌlɪvəd
flavoured
ˈfleɪvəd
hand-delivered
ˌhænddɪˈlɪvəd
ill-favored
ˌɪlˈfeɪvəd
rivered
ˈrɪvəd
undelivered
ˌʌndɪˈlɪvəd
unfavored
ʌnˈfeɪvəd
unfavoured
ʌnˈfeɪvəd
unflavoured
ʌnˈfleɪvəd
vanilla-flavored
vəˈnɪləˌfleɪvəd
vanilla-flavoured
vəˈnɪləˌfleɪvəd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PIGEON-LIVERED

pigeon
pigeon breast
pigeon fancier
pigeon hawk
pigeon house
pigeon loft
pigeon pea
pigeon post
pigeon shooting
pigeon-chested
pigeon-hearted
pigeon-toed
pigeonhole
pigeonholer
pigeonite
pigeonry
pigeonwing
pigface
pigfeed
pigfish

WORDS THAT END LIKE PIGEON-LIVERED

clovered
considered
fevered
half-covered
half-silvered
lily-livered
louvered
lovered
ordered
recovered
revered
snow-covered
tree-covered
unbeavered
uncovered
undiscovered
unrecovered
unsevered
well-covered
white-livered

Synonyms and antonyms of pigeon-livered in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pigeon-livered» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PIGEON-LIVERED

Find out the translation of pigeon-livered to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pigeon-livered from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pigeon-livered» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

鸽子胆小
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

paloma - livered
570 millions of speakers

English

pigeon-livered
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कबूतर कायर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الفؤاد حمامة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

голубь - ставлены
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

livered - pombo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পায়রা দুর্বল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pigeon - livered
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Merpati-hati
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Taube -livered
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

鳩livered
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비둘기 - livered
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pigeon-livered
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chim bồ câu livered
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புறா-livered
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कबूतर-जिवंत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

güvercin-livered
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pigeon - livered
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gołąb - livered
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

голуб - ставлени
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

livered - porumbel
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

περιστέρι φοβητσιάρικα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

duif lafhartig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

duva - levererade
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

due- livered
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pigeon-livered

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PIGEON-LIVERED»

The term «pigeon-livered» is barely ever used and occupies the 208.595 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PIGEON-LIVERED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pigeon-livered

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PIGEON-LIVERED»

Discover the use of pigeon-livered in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pigeon-livered and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Speaking of Animals: A Dictionary of Animal Metaphors
290 PIGEON-LIVERED narrow labeling overlooks the person's broader accomplishments and abilities. To pigeonhole a proposal is to file it away so deeply that it can never be found. ATWS; BDPF; DEI; EWPO; IRCD. See also Pigeonhole (n).
Robert Allen Palmatier, 1995
2
Hamlet: Third Series
For it cannot be But I am pigeon-livered and lack gall 501 faculties] faculty F 502 muddy-mettled] (muddy metteld), F 511 'Swounds] Sure Q1; Why F 512 pigeon- livered] (pidgion liuerd), F To make oppression bitter, or ere this I should ha'.
William Shakespeare, Ann Thompson, Neil Taylor, 2006
3
A Supplement to the Two Volumes of the Second Edition of The ...
Pigeon-livered, is accounted for under the expression white-livered; see that phrase in this Essay. Bid, the imperative of bidden, to require, to desire, to seek for ; also to order ; je, at any time, ever ; on, aen, at, close by, apud. " I have a dish of ...
John Bellenden Ker, 1840
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Essay on the Archaeology of Our Popular Phrases: Terms and ...
Pigeon-livered, is accounted for under the expression white-livered ; see that phrase in this Essay. Bid, the imperative of bidden, to require, to desire, to seek for ; also to order ; je, at any time, ever; on, aen, at, close by, apud. " I have a dish of ...
John Bellenden Ker, 1840
5
The Annual of Psychoanalysis, V. 29: Sigmund Freud and His ...
“Thus” he remains a frivolous compiler, of the bevy that, as he says of kimsetlfi “[is ] pigeon—livered and lacklsl” (“2.562). He can't win. He complies with the breast and he still ends up pigeon-livered, lacking, and hungry. He'd better comply: ...
Jerome A. Winer, James W. Anderson, 2013
6
The Language of Theatre
There are some good things there, but you're really trying too hard. Don't over- colour the early section . You can be much straighter. Give yourself a breather in the middle. Don't stress "I am pigeon- livered" when "pigeon- livered", is much ...
Martin Harrison, 1998
7
Hamlet
Ha, 'swounds, I should take it, for it cannot be But I am pigeon-livered* and lack gall To make oppression bitter, or ere this 565 I should ha' fatted all the region kites With this slave's offal. Bloody, bawdy villain! Remorseless, treacherous ...
William Shakespeare, 2004
8
A Synoptic Hamlet: a Critical-Synoptic Edition of the Second ...
Who does me this? 575 1616 Ha, swounds, j should take it; for jt cannot be why, 1617 But I am a pigeon-livered and lack gall 1606 faculty] Fl-4. 1616 swounds/ why) Sure Ql. 1604 free «guiltless» (a 7). 1614 Tweaks «To seize and pull sharply ...
Jesús Tronch, William Shakespeare, 2002
9
Hamlet: A Study Commentary
For it cannot be 10 But I am pigeon-livered and lack gall To make oppression bitter, or ere this I should have fatted all the region kites With this slave's offal. Bloody, bawdy villain! Remorseless, treacherous, lecherous, villain! 15 O, vengeance!
H. S. Toshack, 2003
10
The Cambridge Companion to Shakespearean Tragedy
Which is right, unlawful masculine violence, or equally masculine endurance? But suffering what fortune sends is hard to distinguish in practice from cowardice, as Hamlet knows well: it cannot be But I am pigeon-livered and lack gall To make  ...
Claire McEachern, 2013

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PIGEON-LIVERED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pigeon-livered is used in the context of the following news items.
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WWI: The Germans were terrified of the Daily Mail and Helena …
Actor Basil Rathbone called the war 'unbelievably monstrous, irrational, pitiable, ugly and sordid', and described himself as 'pigeon-livered'. «Daily Mail, May 14»
2
'Shakespeare in America' highlights playwright's influence
For example, a few random flips through the collection can turn up "dankish pigeon-livered hedge-pig," followed by "traitorous mammering ... «Tulsa World, Apr 14»
3
6 great parliamentary fights to put the defunding 'battle' in perspective
These are just a few of the breathless phrases our knock-kneed, pigeon-livered elites are using to describe the mild congressional tussle over a ... «Daily Caller, Sep 13»
4
The Stage Dive Off-Broadway Roundup: Hawke in Ivanov, Eve …
This is a grumpy, pigeon-livered play about getting old and angrily noting that the younger generation shares neither your interests and tastes, ... «Vulture, Nov 12»
5
British Kids a Bunch of Physical Weaklings, Study Shows
Shakespeare might have called every man jack of you a finical, pigeon-livered quatch buttock. Care to defend your honor? Sorry, lads, but that ... «ParentDish, May 11»

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