Chick·en-heart·ed a.
Timid; fearful; cowardly; easily frightened. Bunyan.
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adjective
- Ignobly lacking in courage: cowardly, craven, dastardly, faint-hearted, lily-livered, pusillanimous, unmanly. Slang chicken, gutless, yellow, yellow-bellied. See fear/courage.
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Meaning #1:
(informal) easily frightened
Synonyms: chicken, lily-livered, white-livered, yellow, yellow-bellied
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