What does pigeon-hearted mean?
Pigeon-hearted means (archaic) timid, or easily frightened.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(archaic) timid, or easily frightened.
I never saw such pigeon-hearted people: What drum? what danger?
Use pigeon-hearted when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pigeon-hearted means (archaic) timid, or easily frightened.
Common synonyms include chicken-hearted.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
I never saw such pigeon-hearted people: What drum? what danger?
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