This chicken-hearted couple, by the light of a rush-candle that burned on the hearth, seeing a stranger burst into the chamber, in such a terrible attitude, were seized with consternation […].
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Chicken-hearted
Synonyms for "chicken-hearted" (69 found)
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9 translations across 6 languages.
Finnish
1 entries- jänishousuinen adj (lacking courage)
German
2 entries- furchtsam adj (lacking courage)
- ängstlich adj (lacking courage)
Hungarian
2 entries- gyáva adj (lacking courage)
- nyúlszívű adj (lacking courage)
Ido
1 entries- poltrona adj (lacking courage)
Spanish
1 entries- gallina adj (lacking courage)
Swedish
2 entries- feg adj (lacking courage)
- harhjärtad adj (lacking courage)
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