chick·en-liv·ered
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Definition of chicken-livered
Synonyms & Antonyms for chicken-livered
Synonyms
- chicken,
- chickenhearted,
- cowardly,
- craven,
- dastardly,
- gutless,
- lily-livered,
- milk-livered
- [archaic],
- poltroon,
- pusillanimous,
- recreant,
- spineless,
- unheroic,
- yellow
Antonyms
- brave,
- courageous,
- daring,
- dauntless,
- doughty,
- fearless,
- gallant,
- greathearted,
- gutsy,
- hardy,
- heroic
- (also heroical),
- intrepid,
- lionhearted,
- stalwart,
- stout,
- stouthearted,
- valiant,
- valorous
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“Chicken-livered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chicken-livered. Accessed 17 May. 2021.
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The first known use of chicken-livered was in 1804
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