fainthearted

[ feynt-hahr-tid ]

/ ˈfeɪntˈhɑr tɪd /

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adjective

lacking courage; cowardly; timorous.

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Origin of fainthearted

First recorded in 1400–50, fainthearted is from late Middle English feynt hertyd. See faint, hearted

faint·heart·ed·ly, adverb

I never was fainthearted before; but I cannot believe such a creature cares for me.'
North and South|Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
I ricommend to you, trusting to God, and putting down all misgivings and fainthearted feelin's.
The Deerslayer|James Fenimore Cooper
Sometimes I feel almost fainthearted, which is cowardly and forgetful of our calling "to fight manfully under Christ's banner."
Life of John Coleridge Patteson|Charlotte M. Yonge
By its power he keeps the whole herd of dejected, fainthearted, despairing and unsuccessful creatures, fast to life.
Friedrich Nietzsche|Georg Brandes

Only the fainthearted talk of retreating; the others do not think of it, and these are more than the majority.
The Lone Ranche|Captain Mayne Reid