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—faintheartedly, adv./faynt"hahr"tid/, adj.lacking courage; cowardly; timorous.[1400-50; late ME feynt hertyd. See FAINT, HEARTED]
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fainthearted — index diffident, recreant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
fainthearted — [adj] timid afraid, cowardly, cowed, cowering, fearful, frightened, gutless, having cold feet*, intimidated, lily livered*, meek, mousy, spineless, unassertive, weak, wimpy*, yellow*; concept 401 … New thesaurus
fainthearted — [fānt′härt′id] adj. cowardly; timid; shy faintheartedly adv. faintheartedness n … English World dictionary
fainthearted — adjective Faint of heart; irresolute; fearful. Upon this, our guide, who, by the way, was but a fainthearted fellow, bid us keep in a ready posture, for he believed there were more wolves a coming. We kept our arms ready, and our eyes about us … Wiktionary
fainthearted — adjective Date: 15th century lacking courage or resolution ; timid • faintheartedly adverb • faintheartedness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
fainthearted — Synonyms and related words: abulic, afraid, chicken, chickenhearted, coward, cowardly, cowed, daunted, dismayed, faint, fearful, feeble, feebleminded, frail, funking, funky, henhearted, infirm, intimidated, invertebrate, lily livered, milk… … Moby Thesaurus
fainthearted — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. timid, diffident. See cowardice.Ant., courageous. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. timorous, irresolute, pusillanimous, timid; see cowardly 1 , 2 , weak 3 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. timid,… … English dictionary for students
fainthearted — see faint hearted … English dictionary
fainthearted — adj. timid, cowardly, fearful … English contemporary dictionary
fainthearted — faint•heart•ed [[t]ˈfeɪntˈhɑr tɪd[/t]] adj. lacking courage; cowardly; timorous • Etymology: 1400–50 faint′heart′ed•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
