hen-heartedadj.

Brit.

/ˌhɛnˈhɑːtᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌhɛnˈhɑrdəd/

Forms: see hen n.¹ and hearted adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hen n.¹, hearted adj.

Etymology: < hen n.¹ + hearted adj. Compare hen n.¹ 4 and earlier hen-heart n.

Now rare.

Cowardly, faint-hearted. Cf. chicken-hearted adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [adjective]

arghc885

heartlessOE

bloodlessc1225

coward1297

faintc1300

nesha1382

comfortless1387

pusillanimousa1425

faint-heartedc1440

unheartyc1440

cowardous1480

hen-hearteda1529

cowardish1530

feigningc1540

white-livered1546

cowardly1551

faceless1567

pusillanime1570

liver-hearted1571

cowish1579

cowardise1582

coward-like1587

faint-heart1590

courageless1593

sheep-like1596

white-hearted1598

milky1602

milk-livered1608

undaring1611

lily-livereda1616

yarrow1616

flightful1626

chicken-hearted1629

poltroon1649

cow-hearted1660

whey-blooded1675

unbravea1681

nimble-heeled1719

dunghill1775

shrimp-hearted1796

chicken-livered1804

white-feathered1816

pluckless1821

chicken-spirited1822

milk-blooded1822

cowardy1836

yellow1856

yellow-livered1857

putty-hearted1872

uncourageous1878

chicken1883

piker1901

yellow-bellied1907

manso1932

scaredy-cat1933

chickenshit1940

cold-footed1944

a1529 J. Skelton Why come ye nat to Courte (?1545) 164 They kepe them in theyr holdes, Lyke henherted cokoldes.

1638 H. Rider tr. Horace Odes & Epodes 133 The hen-hearted and despairing wretch.

1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais Pantagruel's Voy.: 4th Bk. Wks. iv. lxvi. 264 The Hen-hearted Rascal is so cowardly.

1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering II. 100 Are you turned hen-hearted, Jack?

1894 W. D. Latto Tammas Bodkin: Swatches o' Hodden-Grey xxx. 304 Hen-hearted Neddie tane till's heels an' fled.

1916 Times 15 Aug. 9/4 The fault lay, not with the Irish people, but with the hen-hearted Government in Dublin.

1981 Times-Standard (Eureka, Calif.) 1 Oct. 4/3 The hen-hearted performance of the U.S. Olympic Committee.

Derivatives

hen-ˈheartedly adv. in a cowardly manner.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [adverb]

arghlyc1000

faintly1297

cowardlyc1380

coward-like1587

pusillanimously1602

hen-heartedly1799

turpidly1866

lily-liveredly1929

1799 M. Carey Plumb Pudding for Peter Porcupine 33 A blasted, posted, loathsome coward, who..hen-heartedly took refuge under the strong arm of the law.

1992 Register-Herald (Beckley, W. Va.) 14 Aug. 4 a/5 Cecil lunged off the rail into DiBiase's face, henheartedly switching to a safer topic.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hen-hearted
释义	hen-heartedadj. Brit. /ˌhɛnˈhɑːtᵻd/, U.S. /ˌhɛnˈhɑrdəd/ Forms: see hen n.¹ and hearted adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hen n.¹, hearted adj. Etymology: < hen n.¹ + hearted adj. Compare hen n.¹ 4 and earlier hen-heart n. Now rare. Cowardly, faint-hearted. Cf. chicken-hearted adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [adjective] arghc885 heartlessOE bloodlessc1225 coward1297 faintc1300 nesha1382 comfortless1387 pusillanimousa1425 faint-heartedc1440 unheartyc1440 cowardous1480 hen-hearteda1529 cowardish1530 feigningc1540 white-livered1546 cowardly1551 faceless1567 pusillanime1570 liver-hearted1571 cowish1579 cowardise1582 coward-like1587 faint-heart1590 courageless1593 sheep-like1596 white-hearted1598 milky1602 milk-livered1608 undaring1611 lily-livereda1616 yarrow1616 flightful1626 chicken-hearted1629 poltroon1649 cow-hearted1660 whey-blooded1675 unbravea1681 nimble-heeled1719 dunghill1775 shrimp-hearted1796 chicken-livered1804 white-feathered1816 pluckless1821 chicken-spirited1822 milk-blooded1822 cowardy1836 yellow1856 yellow-livered1857 putty-hearted1872 uncourageous1878 chicken1883 piker1901 yellow-bellied1907 manso1932 scaredy-cat1933 chickenshit1940 cold-footed1944 a1529 J. Skelton Why come ye nat to Courte (?1545) 164 They kepe them in theyr holdes, Lyke henherted cokoldes. 1638 H. Rider tr. Horace Odes & Epodes 133 The hen-hearted and despairing wretch. 1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais Pantagruel's Voy.: 4th Bk. Wks. iv. lxvi. 264 The Hen-hearted Rascal is so cowardly. 1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering II. 100 Are you turned hen-hearted, Jack? 1894 W. D. Latto Tammas Bodkin: Swatches o' Hodden-Grey xxx. 304 Hen-hearted Neddie tane till's heels an' fled. 1916 Times 15 Aug. 9/4 The fault lay, not with the Irish people, but with the hen-hearted Government in Dublin. 1981 Times-Standard (Eureka, Calif.) 1 Oct. 4/3 The hen-hearted performance of the U.S. Olympic Committee. Derivatives hen-ˈheartedly adv. in a cowardly manner. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [adverb] arghlyc1000 faintly1297 cowardlyc1380 coward-like1587 pusillanimously1602 hen-heartedly1799 turpidly1866 lily-liveredly1929 1799 M. Carey Plumb Pudding for Peter Porcupine 33 A blasted, posted, loathsome coward, who..hen-heartedly took refuge under the strong arm of the law. 1992 Register-Herald (Beckley, W. Va.) 14 Aug. 4 a/5 Cecil lunged off the rail into DiBiase's face, henheartedly switching to a safer topic. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1529
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