chicken hearted Idiom
downhearted
sad, unhappy, down """Are you downhearted, my dear?"" ""No. Just quiet, my love."""
half hearted
using half your ability, not giving enough effort He made a half-hearted attempt to find our luggage: one phone call.
lighthearted
humorous, joking His lighthearted approach to life is popular with students.
chicken-hearted|chicken|heart|hearted
adj. Cowardly; excessively timid.
"Come on, let's get on that roller coaster," she cried. "Don't be so chicken-hearted." See: CHICKEN-LIVERED.
half-hearted|half|hearted
adj. Lacking enthusiasm or interest.
Phil made several half-hearted attempts to learn word processing, but we could see that he didn't really like it.
hardhearted
adj. Unsympathetic; merciless.
Jack is so hardhearted that even his own children expect nothing from him.
softhearted
adj. Generous; sympathetic.
Street beggars tend to exploit the softhearted nature of passersby.chicken-hearted
Cowardly or fearful. I'm not afraid that Tom didn't appear to the rally—he's too abashed to avert his behavior in public.chicken-hearted
cowardly. Yes, I'm a abashed softie. I never try annihilation too risky.chicken-hearted
mod. cowardly. He’s chicken-hearted, but I still love him.
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