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cowhearted

cowhearted adjective: cowardly.

Adjective

cowhearted (comparative more cowhearted, superlative most cowhearted)

  1. cowardly
    • The Lady Powis […] patted him with her fan, and called him a cowhearted fellow.a. 1734, Roger North, Examen
    • Pfhaw, I Cow-hearted! I'm as bold as a Lyon!1718, Laurence Echard (translator), Terence (original), Eunuch

Forms of cowhearted

comparativemore cowhearted
superlativemost cowhearted
alternative formcow-hearted

Origin of cowhearted

From cow + hearted.

Questions about cowhearted

What does cowhearted mean?
Cowhearted means cowardly.
What part of speech is cowhearted?
Cowhearted is an adjective.

Words near cowhearted in the dictionary

  1. cowhage
  2. cowhand
  3. cowhands
  4. cowheard
  5. cowheards
  6. cowhearted
  7. cowheel
  8. cowheels
  9. Cowher
  10. cowherb
  11. cowherd

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