What does chicken-hearted mean?
Chicken-hearted means Not brave; lacking courage; cowardly..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
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 […].
Use chicken-hearted when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Chicken-hearted means Not brave; lacking courage; cowardly..
Common synonyms include hen-hearted, backboneless, base, bitch-ass.
Possible antonyms include lionhearted, adventurous, mettlesome, aweless.
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 […].
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