Ignobly lacking in courage

• chickenhearted

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• cowardly

  1. Showing cowardice; lacking in courage; basely or weakly fearful.
  2. Exhibiting the characteristics of a coward, particularly ignoble fear:
  3. Of or typical of a coward; shamefully fearful

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  1. Showing cowardice; lacking in courage; basely or weakly fearful.
  2. Exhibiting the characteristics of a coward, particularly ignoble fear:
  3. Of or typical of a coward; shamefully fearful

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• dastardly

  1. Of or like a dastard; mean and cowardly
  2. In the manner of a dastard; marked by cowardice; pusillanimous
  3. Cowardly and malicious; base.

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  1. Of or like a dastard; mean and cowardly
  2. In the manner of a dastard; marked by cowardice; pusillanimous
  3. Cowardly and malicious; base.

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• faint-hearted

  1. Deficient in conviction or courage; timid.

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  1. Deficient in conviction or courage; timid.

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• lily-livered

  1. Cowardly; timid.

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  1. Cowardly; timid.

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• pusillanimous

  1. Timid, cowardly, or irresolute; fainthearted
  2. Lacking courage; cowardly.
  3. Proceeding from or showing a lack of courage

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  1. Timid, cowardly, or irresolute; fainthearted
  2. Lacking courage; cowardly.
  3. Proceeding from or showing a lack of courage

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• unmanly

  1. (Of a person) Showing characteristics that are not manly, such as being immature, effeminate or cowardly, which might be construed as an indicator of weakness or of baseness of character.
  2. Lacking courage, resoluteness, etc.; cowardly, weak, etc.
  3. (Of a behaviour or action) Cowardly, base.

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  1. (Of a person) Showing characteristics that are not manly, such as being immature, effeminate or cowardly, which might be construed as an indicator of weakness or of baseness of character.
  2. Lacking courage, resoluteness, etc.; cowardly, weak, etc.
  3. (Of a behaviour or action) Cowardly, base.

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• chicken

  1. (Mil. Slang) Characterized by unnecessary discipline or pettiness
  2. Made of chicken
  3. Small and tender

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  1. (Mil. Slang) Characterized by unnecessary discipline or pettiness
  2. Made of chicken
  3. Small and tender

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• gutless

  1. (Informal) cowardly; lacking courage
  2. (Informal) Lacking courage, daring, perseverance, etc.
  3. Lacking substance; weak or insignificant.

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  1. (Informal) cowardly; lacking courage
  2. (Informal) Lacking courage, daring, perseverance, etc.
  3. Lacking substance; weak or insignificant.

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• yellow

  1. Changed to a yellowish color as by age, as old paper
  2. Having a yellow-brown skin color.
  3. Of the color yellow.

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  1. Changed to a yellowish color as by age, as old paper
  2. Having a yellow-brown skin color.
  3. Of the color yellow.

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• yellow-bellied

  1. (Figuratively) Uncourageous, cowardly.
  2. Having a belly that is yellow or yellowish. Used of certain birds, for example.
  3. Of an animal or reptile having a yellow underside or belly.

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  1. (Figuratively) Uncourageous, cowardly.
  2. Having a belly that is yellow or yellowish. Used of certain birds, for example.
  3. Of an animal or reptile having a yellow underside or belly.

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An ignoble, uncourageous person

• coward

  1. A surname​.
  2. One who shows ignoble fear in the face of danger or pain.

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  1. A surname​.
  2. One who shows ignoble fear in the face of danger or pain.

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• dastard

  1. A sneaky, cowardly evildoer
  2. A malicious coward; a dishonorable sneak.
  3. A sneaking, malicious coward.

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  1. A sneaky, cowardly evildoer
  2. A malicious coward; a dishonorable sneak.
  3. A sneaking, malicious coward.

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• funk

  1. A strong, usually unpleasant smell; reek.
  2. A form of rhythm and blues originating in the 1970s in which highly syncopated polyrhythms are combined with a prominent, jerky bass line, minimal harmonic structure, and declamatory vocalizing
  3. A type of popular music combining elements of jazz, blues, and soul and characterized by syncopated rhythm and a heavy, repetitive bassline.

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  1. A strong, usually unpleasant smell; reek.
  2. A form of rhythm and blues originating in the 1970s in which highly syncopated polyrhythms are combined with a prominent, jerky bass line, minimal harmonic structure, and declamatory vocalizing
  3. A type of popular music combining elements of jazz, blues, and soul and characterized by syncopated rhythm and a heavy, repetitive bassline.

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• poltroon

  1. An ignoble or total coward; a dastard; a mean-spirited wretch.
  2. An utter coward.
  3. A thorough coward; craven

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  1. An ignoble or total coward; a dastard; a mean-spirited wretch.
  2. An utter coward.
  3. A thorough coward; craven

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• chicken

  1. A common gallinaceous farm bird (Gallus domesticus) raised for its edible eggs or flesh; hen or rooster, esp. a young one: classed in a family (Phasianidae) that includes pheasants, quail, and peafowl
  2. A common domesticated fowl (Gallus domesticus) widely raised for meat and eggs and believed to be descended from the jungle fowl G. gallus.
  3. The flesh of the chicken, used as food.

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  1. A common gallinaceous farm bird (Gallus domesticus) raised for its edible eggs or flesh; hen or rooster, esp. a young one: classed in a family (Phasianidae) that includes pheasants, quail, and peafowl
  2. A common domesticated fowl (Gallus domesticus) widely raised for meat and eggs and believed to be descended from the jungle fowl G. gallus.
  3. The flesh of the chicken, used as food.

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• yellow-belly

  1. (Slang) A contemptible coward
  2. Alternative spelling of yellowbelly.

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  1. (Slang) A contemptible coward
  2. Alternative spelling of yellowbelly.

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