poltroonery
- a word derived from poltroon.
Example Sentences
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Franz plucked up a spirit; and considering that his shoulders had at all events the score to pay, his poltroonery passed into a species of audacity.
From Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter by Carlyle, Thomas
In the light of later events, I now realize that their apparent poltroonery arose not from individual cowardice.
From The Little Red Foot by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
To poltroonery of one kind or another the Spirit makes no concessions; it wears the face of a hard master to all pusillanimous demands.
From Religious Perplexities by Jacks, L. P. (Lawrence Pearsall)
The nation paid a pension of £600 a year to Mr. Fraser as indemnity for its Government’s poltroonery.
From The Story of the Barbary Corsairs by Lane-Poole, Stanley
There was the acid of contempt in her voice at her brother's poltroonery.
From A World Apart by Merwin, Sam
