poltroon
noun
a wretched coward; craven.
poltroonish
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a word derived from
poltroon.
Example Sentences
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It is not inconceivable, indeed, that religion will one day cease to be a poltroonish acquiescence and become a vigorous and insistent criticism.
From Damn! A Book of Calumny by H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken
