chicken-hearted

[ chik-uhn-hahr-tid ]

/ ˈtʃɪk ənˈhɑr tɪd /

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adjective Informal.

timid; fearful; cowardly.

Origin of chicken-hearted

An Americanism dating back to 1675–85

OTHER WORDS FROM chicken-hearted

chick·en-heart·ed·ly, adverbchick·en-heart·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby chicken-hearted

chicken feed, chicken fillet, chicken-fried, chicken-fry, chicken hawk, chicken-hearted, chicken Kiev, chicken ladder, Chicken Little, chicken-livered, chicken lobster

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Example sentences from the Web for chicken-hearted

They must have been very different fellows from the chicken-hearted children of the desert recorded in these volumes.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXVI. October, 1843. Vol. LIV.|Various
They are chicken-hearted fools, who will fight for neither side.
With Rifle and Bayonet|F.S. Brereton
He must always have been chicken-hearted, for he had changed his religion out of fear.
Stray Pearls|Charlotte M. Yonge
At this point Phils anger blazed and he raged at Billy, calling him chicken-hearted.
The New Boys at Oakdale|Morgan Scott

She supposed it to be caused by the story; and said to herself, that she should not have thought Ben was chicken-hearted.
Mildred Arkell, Volume II (of 3)|Mrs. Henry Wood

British Dictionary definitions for chicken-hearted

chicken-hearted

chicken-livered

adjective

easily frightened; cowardly

Derived forms of chicken-hearted

chicken-heartedly, adverbchicken-heartedness, noun

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单词	chicken-hearted
释义	chicken-hearted [ chik-uhn-hahr-tid ] / ˈtʃɪk ənˈhɑr tɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR chicken-hearted ON THESAURUS.COM adjective Informal. timid; fearful; cowardly. Origin of chicken-hearted An Americanism dating back to 1675–85 OTHER WORDS FROM chicken-hearted chick·en-heart·ed·ly, adverbchick·en-heart·ed·ness, noun Words nearby chicken-hearted chicken feed, chicken fillet, chicken-fried, chicken-fry, chicken hawk, chicken-hearted, chicken Kiev, chicken ladder, Chicken Little, chicken-livered, chicken lobster Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for chicken-hearted They must have been very different fellows from the chicken-hearted children of the desert recorded in these volumes. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXVI. October, 1843. Vol. LIV.\|Various They are chicken-hearted fools, who will fight for neither side. With Rifle and Bayonet\|F.S. Brereton He must always have been chicken-hearted, for he had changed his religion out of fear. Stray Pearls\|Charlotte M. Yonge At this point Phils anger blazed and he raged at Billy, calling him chicken-hearted. The New Boys at Oakdale\|Morgan Scott She supposed it to be caused by the story; and said to herself, that she should not have thought Ben was chicken-hearted. Mildred Arkell, Volume II (of 3)\|Mrs. Henry Wood British Dictionary definitions for chicken-hearted chicken-hearted chicken-livered adjective easily frightened; cowardly Derived forms of chicken-hearted chicken-heartedly, adverbchicken-heartedness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to chicken-hearted dastardly, afraid, fearful, anxious, startled, panicky, unnerved, spooked, petrified, abashed, frozen, yellow, numb, terrified, alarmed, terrorized, affrighted, butterflies, dismayed, cowed
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chicken-hearted

adjective Informal.

Origin of chicken-hearted

OTHER WORDS FROM chicken-hearted

Words nearby chicken-hearted

Example sentences from the Web for chicken-hearted

British Dictionary definitions for chicken-hearted

chicken-livered

adjective

Derived forms of chicken-hearted

Words related to chicken-hearted