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poltroon
[ pol-troon ]
noun
- a wretched coward; craven.
Synonyms:
adjective
- marked by utter cowardice.
poltroon
/ ±èÉ’±ôˈ³Ù°ù³ÜË²Ô /
noun
- an abject or contemptible coward
adjective
- a rare word for cowardly
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ±è´Ç±ô·³Ù°ù´Ç´Ç²Ôİù·²â noun
- ±è´Ç±ô·³Ù°ù´Ç´Ç²Ôi²õ³ó adjective
- ±è´Ç±ô·³Ù°ù´Ç´Ç²Ôi²õ³ó·ly adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of poltroon1
C16: from Old French poultron, from Old Italian poltrone lazy good-for-nothing, apparently from ±è´Ç±ô³Ù°ùÄ«°ù±ð to lie indolently in bed, from poltro bed
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We’ve been remarking on the tendency of powerful institutions to act like poltroons when confronted by bullies.
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What a miserable little poltroon had fear, engendered of unjust punishment, made of me in those days!
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“Complete and total catastrophe†sounds about right for such a conflagration of poltroons as that.
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“Doesn’t involve destruction? That’s like me asking you not to be a mealy-mouthed poltroon.â€
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The NRA continues to be a sad bunch of poltroons hiding behind the 2nd Amendment.
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