Antonyms for chicken-hearted

Grammar : Adj

Spell : chik-uh n-hahr-tid

Phonetic Transcription : ˈtʃɪk ənˈhɑr tɪd

Definition of chicken-hearted

As in cowardly : adj fearful
As in frightened : adj very scared
As in gutless : adj timid

Example sentences :

That's just like a girl—they're so thin-skinned and chicken-hearted.
Extract from : « The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

Say, you're not losing your nerve, you chicken-hearted rabbit, are you?
Extract from : « Skippy Bedelle » by Owen Johnson

Why, they turned out to be kind of chicken-hearted after all.
Extract from : « Motor Boat Boys' River Chase » by Louis Arundel

He is too chicken-hearted for that, or for anything else that requires pluck.
Extract from : « Recollections of a Policeman » by William Russell (aka Thomas Waters)

What a chicken-hearted fellow her father must have thought me!
Extract from : « The Mystery of the Hidden Room » by Marion Harvey

They are chicken-hearted fools, who will fight for neither side.
Extract from : « With Rifle and Bayonet » by F.S. Brereton

A coward is generally a bully, for he who is chicken-hearted may naturally be fowl-mouthed.
Extract from : « Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) » by Various

"A man of that stamp is not chicken-hearted," thought Bernardet.
Extract from : « The Crime of the Boulevard » by Jules Claretie

There is no use of being timid nor chicken-hearted in the present cause.
Extract from : « The Indians' Last Fight » by Dennis Collins

I can't imagine what is the matter with me to-day, I'm as chicken-hearted as a woman.
Extract from : « Pride » by Eugne Sue

Synonyms for chicken-hearted

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