Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Lacking courage; cowardly.
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- adjective not
brave ; lackingcourage ;cowardly
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Examples
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I don't exactly hate them myself, but I haven't any regard for chicken-hearted four-flushers.
Chapter XVI 2010
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May God damn your souls to the deepest hells, you chicken-hearted cowards!
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The whole British sitting volleyball squad are a bunch of yellow-bellied moaners, and Martine Wright, wife, mother, budding Paralympic athlete, the worst injured female survivor of Britain's most terrible terrorist act ever, what a lily-livered, chicken-hearted coward she is.
Martine Wright: 7/7, survival – and a whole new life of opportunities 2011
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And after this I shall always query that phrase, most ancient in our language -- "chicken-hearted."
CHAPTER XXXIX 2010
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(Unfortunately, the journal editor was chicken-hearted and changed the sub-title to "How Well Do They Fit Out of Sample?")
Climate Models, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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"Listening to a human being speak and being put out that you didn't get what you ordered as if you've gone to KFC and gotten Original instead of Extra Crispy is ridiculous, risk-averse, and coincidentally deeply chicken-hearted behavior."
Steve Martin At The 92 St. Y The Huffington Post 2010
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"Listening to a human being speak and being put out that you didn't get what you ordered as if you've gone to KFC and gotten Original instead of Extra Crispy is ridiculous, risk-averse, and coincidentally deeply chicken-hearted behavior."
Steve Martin At The 92 St. Y The Huffington Post 2010
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"Listening to a human being speak and being put out that you didn't get what you ordered as if you've gone to KFC and gotten Original instead of Extra Crispy is ridiculous, risk-averse, and coincidentally deeply chicken-hearted behavior."
Steve Martin At The 92 St. Y The Huffington Post 2010
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Ebersol described Conan's jokes about Leno as "chicken-hearted and gutless to blame a guy you couldn't beat in the ratings."
NBC Executive Dick Ebersol Trashes Conan: 'Astounding Failure,' 'Chicken-Hearted And Gutless' 2010
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NBC executive Dick Ebersol trashed Conan O'Brien in a provocative interview with the New York Times 'Bill Carter, calling Conan an "astounding failure" and saying his jokes about Jay Leno have been "chicken-hearted and gutless."
NBC Executive Dick Ebersol Trashes Conan: 'Astounding Failure,' 'Chicken-Hearted And Gutless' 2010
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