fainthearted

American  

[feynt-hahr-tid] / ˈfeɪntˈhɑr tɪd /

adjective

1. lacking courage; cowardly; timorous.

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Other Word Forms

• faintheartedly adverb

Etymology

Origin of fainthearted

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

Example Sentences

Reaching it is not for the fainthearted: The only access is via an external staircase, and most of the field can be seen only if you sit right on the lip of the building.

From New York Times

Offshore wind, even in deeper, more remote waters off California, is not a business for the fainthearted.

From Scientific American

“The chair of the convention is not for the fainthearted,” he said.

From Washington Post

Now, at the end of this decade, Mike Judge's film seems to have been under-boiled, a fainthearted effort at capturing the kind of dumbness the population at large would come to embody.

From Salon

This particular part of the show isn’t for the fainthearted.

From Washington Post