Shrewdly, in a high and mischievous degree (quite == the German adverb arg): “you apprehend passing s.” Ado II, 1, 84. “he is s. vexed at something,” All's III, 5, 91. “you boggle s.” V, 3, 232. “this practice hath most s. passed upon thee,” Tw. V, 360. “'tis s. ebbed,” Wint. V, 1, 102. “your mistress s. shook your back,” H5 III, 7, 52. “these English are s. out of beef,” H5 III, 7, 52 “my fame is s. gored,” Troil. III, 3, 228. “my misgiving still falls s. to the purpose,” Caes. III, 1, 146. “the air bites s.” Hml. I, 4, 1.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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