poltroonishadj.

Brit.

/pɒlˈtruːnɪʃ/, U.S.

/pɑlˈtrunɪʃ/,

/poʊlˈtrunɪʃ/

Forms: see poltroon n. and -ish suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: poltroon n., -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: < poltroon n. + -ish suffix¹. Compare Middle French poltronisque, Middle French, French †poltronnesque of a poltroon or coward (1560), French †poltronnesque lazy (1611 in Cotgrave), Italian poltronesco lazy (a1600, rare).

Fearful, timid, cowardly.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [adjective] > abjectly cowardly

recrayedc1330

recreantc1330

craven?a1400

poor1425

currishc1460

fazart1508

soulless1568

dastardly1576

beastly1584

dastard1595

low-spirited1598

peaking1611

white meata1625

cur-like1627

snivelling1647

cravenly1653

base-mettled1681

niding1755

poltroonish1801

niddering1819

turn-tail1861

turpid1867

cold-footed1944

Charley1954

1801 Knight & Mason I. xvii. 186 For when you have cut off one half, it would be poltroonish, indeed, if the other half did not croud sail to their assistance.

1837 C. M. Sedgwick Live & let Live xxi. 201 Patience may be very Christian in you, but..it's very poltronish in me.

1923 H. L. Mencken Prejudices 3rd Ser. 10 The most timorous, sniveling, poltroonish, ignominious mob of serfs and goose-steppers ever gathered under one flag.

2003 Irish Independent (Nexis) 27 Apr. For many Palestinians the recent poltroonish capitulation of the Iraqis has been a greater disaster than Jenin.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	poltroonish
释义	poltroonishadj. Brit. /pɒlˈtruːnɪʃ/, U.S. /pɑlˈtrunɪʃ/, /poʊlˈtrunɪʃ/ Forms: see poltroon n. and -ish suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: poltroon n., -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < poltroon n. + -ish suffix¹. Compare Middle French poltronisque, Middle French, French †poltronnesque of a poltroon or coward (1560), French †poltronnesque lazy (1611 in Cotgrave), Italian poltronesco lazy (a1600, rare). Fearful, timid, cowardly. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [adjective] > abjectly cowardly recrayedc1330 recreantc1330 craven?a1400 poor1425 currishc1460 fazart1508 soulless1568 dastardly1576 beastly1584 dastard1595 low-spirited1598 peaking1611 white meata1625 cur-like1627 snivelling1647 cravenly1653 base-mettled1681 niding1755 poltroonish1801 niddering1819 turn-tail1861 turpid1867 cold-footed1944 Charley1954 1801 Knight & Mason I. xvii. 186 For when you have cut off one half, it would be poltroonish, indeed, if the other half did not croud sail to their assistance. 1837 C. M. Sedgwick Live & let Live xxi. 201 Patience may be very Christian in you, but..it's very poltronish in me. 1923 H. L. Mencken Prejudices 3rd Ser. 10 The most timorous, sniveling, poltroonish, ignominious mob of serfs and goose-steppers ever gathered under one flag. 2003 Irish Independent (Nexis) 27 Apr. For many Palestinians the recent poltroonish capitulation of the Iraqis has been a greater disaster than Jenin. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1801
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