fainthearted
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fainthearted
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From faint + hearted.
adjective more fainthearted · most fainthearted · faint-hearted · faint of heart · faint-heart
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Faint of heart; irresolute; fearful.
Upon this, our guide, who, by the way, was but a fainthearted fellow, bid us keep in a ready posture, for he believed there were more wolves a-coming. We kept our arms ready, and our eyes about us...
Similar: afraid, cowardly, meek, timid · Opposite: brave, determined, steadfast, stouthearted
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adj lacking courage, timid
| Español | pusilánime, medroso, apocado |
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| 日本語 | 勇気のない yūki no nai |
| 中文 | 膽怯 /胆怯 dǎnqiè, 無勇氣的 /无勇气的, 无勇气的 wú yǒngqì de |
| Français | timoré |
| Deutsch | zaghaft, feige, mutlos, schüchtern, furchtsam |
| Русский | малоду́шный malodúšnyj, трусли́вый truslívyj, ро́бкий róbkij, боязли́вый bojazlívyj, сла́бый духом slábyj |
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