FAINT-HEARTED
ADJECTIVES
► CAFF-HEARTED faint-hearted, timid, cowardly; of a worthless, mean disposition → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► CAFFY faint-hearted, timid, cowardly → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► CAFT faint-hearted, timid, cowardly; of a worthless, mean disposition → 1830 Eng. dial.
► COWARDOUS cowardly; timid; faint-hearted → 1480 obs.
► DUNGHILL lacking in courage, spirit, or fight; faint-hearted, cowardly → 1775 obs.
► FAINT-HEART faint-hearted; timid; spiritless; cowardly → 1590
► FAINTLING faint-hearted, timid, cowardly, spiritless → 1712 obs.
► HEN-HEARTED timorous, cowardly; faint-hearted → a1529
► KECKEN-HEARTED squeamish; loathing the sight of food; dainty; over-fastidious; faint-hearted → 1901 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► KECKER-HEARTED faint-hearted, nervous → 1896 Eng. dial.
► KICKEN-HEARTED cowardly, faint-hearted → 1808 Sc.
► MALTEN-HEARTED faint-hearted → 1905 Eng. dial. obs. (Bk.)
► MILK-LIVERED cowardly, timid, faint-hearted → 1605
► NESH timid; wanting in courage, cowardly; faint-hearted; poor-spirited → 1382 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► PIPPIN-HEARTED cowardly, chicken-hearted, faint-hearted, timid → 1809
► PLUCKLESS faint-hearted → 1820 colloq.
► PUSILLANIME lacking in courage or strength of purpose; faint-hearted, cowardly → 1570 obs.
► PUSILLANIMOUS lacking in courage or strength of purpose; faint-hearted, cowardly → a1425
► WHITE-HEARTED faint-hearted, timid, cowardly → 1598
► YARROW fearful, faint-hearted → 1616 Eng. dial. obs.
► YELLOW cowardly; faint-hearted → 1856 sl., orig. US
NOUNS
► PUSILLANIMITY lack of courage or fortitude; cowardice, faint-heartedness → a1393
► SHEEPNESS pusillanimity; cowardice; faintheartedness → c1380 obs.
NOUNS – PERSON
► COW a timid, faint-hearted person; a coward → 1584 obs.
► FAINTLING one who is faint-hearted, timid, spiritless, or cowardly → 1614 obs.
► WILYART a timid, faint-hearted fellow → 1824 Sc. obs.
VERBS
► ACCOWARD to render cowardly; to intimidate, to cow, to make faint-hearted → 1530 obs.
► ACCOWARDIZE to render cowardly; to intimidate, to cow, to make faint-hearted → 1480 obs.
► NESH IT to turn faint-hearted; to draw back → 1881 Eng. dial.
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