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faint-hearted

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faint⋅heart⋅ed

  [feynt-hahr-tid]
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–adjective
lacking courage; cowardly; timorous.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME feynt hertyd. See faint, hearted

Related forms:
faint⋅heart⋅ed⋅ly, adverb
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faint-heart·ed   (fānt'här'tĭd)
adj.  Deficient in conviction or courage; timid.
faint'-heart'ed·ly adv., faint'-heart'ed·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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