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It means something like ingratiating, that oily, overly complimentary, false-smilingly, bent-over-backwards-to-accomodate smarmy attitude of someone trying very hard to suck up to a social superior. It's the attitude of a Maitre d' when Brad Pitt unexpectedly shows up at his two-star restaurant.
Shakespeare uses this terrific word in six different plays, most memorably in Merchant of Venice: "How like a fawning publican he looks!"
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What does Shakespeare's word mad-bread mean?
Sorry, Shakespeare did not use that word.
What does Shakespeare mean by the word townsfolk?
Shakespeare does not use the word townsfolk.
What does Shakespeare mean by the word forth?
In a forward direction.
What does shortened word oft mean in shakespeare?
Oft is not a shortened word. Often is a lengthened word. The original word is oft and the form often did not appear until about a century before Shakespeare's day. They are, of course, the same word and mean the same thing.
What does gi' mean in shakespeare plays?
William Shakespeare sometimes uses the word gi in his plays. This word has the same meaning as the word give.
How do you use publican in a sentence?
"How like a fawning publican he looks." That's the sentence Shakespeare used it in.
What does Shakespeare's word mad-bread mean?
Sorry, Shakespeare did not use that word.
What is the same word for a servile person and a dog?
fawning
How do you use the word fawning in a sentence?
The fawn followed its mother through the deep, evergreen forest. First, you have to think of a sentence using the word fawn.
What does Shakespeare mean by the word townsfolk?
Shakespeare does not use the word townsfolk.
What is another word for adulation?
Flattery, worship, fawning, commendation....
What is another word for sucking up?
kissing ass, toadying, fawning, flattering
How can you use fawning in a sentence?
They were fawning over the players.
What does Shakespeare mean by the word forth?
In a forward direction.
What does Shakespeare mean by the word the?
Shakespeare wrote in English. "The" means exactly the same when he used it as it does when you use it.
What does shortened word oft mean in shakespeare?
Oft is not a shortened word. Often is a lengthened word. The original word is oft and the form often did not appear until about a century before Shakespeare's day. They are, of course, the same word and mean the same thing.
What does gi' mean in shakespeare plays?
William Shakespeare sometimes uses the word gi in his plays. This word has the same meaning as the word give.
