A coward, a villain; a person who breaks the law or a code of honour; an outlaw.
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释义 | the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [noun] > coward(s) > base or acknowledged coward (15) nithingOE A coward, a villain; a person who breaks the law or a code of honour; an outlaw. crathona1400 A term of depreciation: (apparently) Craven, caitiff. cradden1513 A craven, a coward. dastarda1529 One who meanly or basely shrinks from danger; a mean, base, or despicable coward; in modern use, esp. one who does malicious acts in a cowardly… poltroona1529 An utter coward; a mean-spirited person; a worthless wretch. Also used as a general term of abuse. Now chiefly archaic or humorous. sneaksby1580 A mean-spirited person; a paltry fellow. craven1581 A confessed or acknowledged coward. niddering1596 A coward, a villain; an outlaw. Cf. nithing, n. adj. Now rare. fazart1597 A coward, dastard. cur1600 figurative. As a term of contempt: a surly, ill-bred, low, or cowardly fellow. niding1605 = nithing, n. white-liver1614 A white-livered person; a coward; a flatterer. nidderling1664 = niddering, n. snool1718 A tame, abject, or mean-spirited person. dastardling1800 A contemptible dastard. |
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