caitiff

(kā'tĭf)
n.
A despicable coward; a wretch.

adj.
Despicable and cowardly.

[Middle English caitif, from Norman French, from Latin captīvus, prisoner. See captive.]

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being base, cowardly or despicable

IN BRIEF: n. - A cowardly and despicable person adj. - Despicably mean and cowardly.

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