chicken-hearted
ənˈhɑr adjective Informal.
timid; fearful; cowardly.
Origin:
1675–85, Americanism
1675–85, Americanism
Related forms
chick·en-heart·ed·ly, adverb
chick·en-heart·ed·ness, noun
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| chicken-hearted or chicken-livered | |
| —adj | |
| easily frightened; cowardly | |
| chicken-livered or chicken-livered | |
| —adj | |
| chicken-'heartedly or chicken-livered | |
| —adv | |
| chicken-'heartedness or chicken-livered | |
| —n | |
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Chicken-hearted
is always a great word to know.
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| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
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