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chicken-hearted

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.71 in modern English

Syllables
chick-en--heart-ed
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not brave; lacking courage; cowardly.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From chicken + hearted, after chicken heart. Compare hen-hearted.

Inflected Forms

more chicken-hearted (comparative) most chicken-hearted (superlative)

Phrases

chicken-heartedly chicken-heartedness

Synonyms

hen-hearted backboneless base soft bitch-ass boneless caitiff candy-assed chicken chicken-hearted chicken-livered chickenshit

Antonyms

lionhearted adventurous mettlesome aweless bad bold brass-balled chivalrous courageous daredevil daring dauntless

Questions

What does chicken-hearted mean?
Not brave; lacking courage; cowardly.
Where does chicken-hearted come from?
From chicken + hearted, after chicken heart. Compare hen-hearted.

How to pronounce chicken-hearted

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