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单词 poltroonishly
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pol•troon  (pol tro̅o̅n),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a wretched coward;
    craven.

adj. 
  1. marked by utter cowardice.
  • Vulgar Latin *pulliter, derivative of Latin pullus young animal; see foal
  • Old Italian poltrone idler, coward, derivative of poltro foal
  • Middle French poultron
  • earlier pultrowne, pultron, poultroone 1520–30
pol•trooner•y, n. 
pol•troonish, adj. 
pol•troonish•ly, adv. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged dastard.

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