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noun
1.
a wretched coward; craven.
adjective
2.
marked by utter cowardice.
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Poltroonery
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
Origin:
1520–30; earlier pultrowne, pultron, poultroone < Middle French poultron < Old Italian poltrone idler, coward, derivative of poltro foal < Vulgar Latin *pulliter, derivative of Latin pullus young animal; see foal
1520–30; earlier pultrowne, pultron, poultroone < Middle French poultron < Old Italian poltrone idler, coward, derivative of poltro foal < Vulgar Latin *pulliter, derivative of Latin pullus young animal; see foal
Related forms
pol·troon·er·y, noun
pol·troon·ish, adjective
pol·troon·ish·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. dastard.
1. dastard.
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| abject pusillanimity |
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