chickenhearted
chickenhearted is the alternative spelling of chicken-hearted.
Meaning of chicken-hearted
Adjective
chicken-hearted (comparative more chicken-hearted, superlative most chicken-hearted)
- Not brave; lacking courage; cowardly.
- This chicken-hearted couple, by the light of a rush-candle that burned on the hearth, seeing a stranger burst into the chamber, in such a terrible attitude, were seized with consternation […].1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- hen-hearted, backboneless, base, soft, bitch-ass, boneless, caitiff, candy-assed, chicken, chicken-livered
- Antonyms:
- lionhearted, adventurous, mettlesome, aweless, bad, bold, brass-balled, chivalrous, courageous, daredevil
Forms of chickenhearted
| comparative | more chickenhearted |
|---|---|
| superlative | most chickenhearted |
Words formed from chickenhearted
Questions about chickenhearted
- What is chickenhearted the alternative spelling of?
- Chickenhearted is the alternative spelling of chicken-hearted.
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