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chickenhearted

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chick⋅en-heart⋅ed

  [chik-uhn-hahr-tid]
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–adjective Informal.
timid; fearful; cowardly.
Origin:
1675–85, Americanism

Related forms:
chick⋅en-heart⋅ed⋅ly, adverb
chick⋅en-heart⋅ed⋅ness, noun
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chicken-hearted

  1. mod.
    cowardly. : He's chicken-hearted, but I still love him.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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