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caitiff
cai·tiff C0021600 (kā′tĭf)n. A despicable coward; a wretch.adj. Despicable and cowardly.
[Middle English caitif, from Norman French, from Latin captīvus, prisoner; see captive.]caitiff (ˈkeɪtɪf) na cowardly or base personadjcowardly; base[C13: from Old French caitif prisoner, from Latin captīvus captive]cai•tiff (ˈkeɪ tɪf)
Archaic. n. 1. a base person; villain. adj. 2. base; despicable. [1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French < Latin captīvus captive] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | caitiff - a cowardly and despicable personarchaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expressioncur - a cowardly and despicable person | | Adj. | 1. | caitiff - despicably mean and cowardlycowardly, fearful - lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley |
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Words related to caitiffnoun a cowardly and despicable personRelated Wordsadj despicably mean and cowardlyRelated Words |