fainthearted
[ feynt-hahr-tid ]
adjective
lacking courage; cowardly; timorous.
Origin of fainthearted
1Other words from fainthearted
- faint·heart·ed·ly, adverb
Words Nearby fainthearted
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How to use fainthearted in a sentence
I never was fainthearted before; but I cannot believe such a creature cares for me.'
North and South | Elizabeth Cleghorn GaskellI ricommend to you, trusting to God, and putting down all misgivings and fainthearted feelin's.
The Deerslayer | James Fenimore CooperSometimes 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. YongeBy its power he keeps the whole herd of dejected, fainthearted, despairing and unsuccessful creatures, fast to life.
Friedrich Nietzsche | Georg BrandesOnly 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
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