chétif

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chétif

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Borrowed from French chétif. Doublet of captive and caitiff.

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Sickly; weak. It was hard to believe this gay, good-looking young chap, laughing and making mock of the very religion he was going into, was the chétif little boy who used to follow the big Horace everywhere and couldn't live without him.

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"chétif." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ch%C3%A9tif. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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chétif. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ch%C3%A9tif

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"chétif." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ch%C3%A9tif.

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@misc{che_tif_2026,
  title = {chétif},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ch%C3%A9tif},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}