Antonyms for yellow-bellied

Grammar : Adj

Spell : yel-oh-bel-eed

Phonetic Transcription : ˈyɛl oʊˌbɛl id

Definition of yellow-bellied

As in nerveless : adj scared to death
As in spineless : adj cowardly
As in weak-minded : adj indecisive
As in chickenhearted : adj cowardly
As in cowardly : adj fearful
As in craven : adj weak, timid
As in gutless : adj timid

Example sentences :

One of these was with a yellow-bellied woodpecker, the first I had ever seen.
Extract from : « Birds in the Bush » by Bradford Torrey

"Wal, you yellow-bellied neutrals," he said, his voice cold and his eyes hard.
Extract from : « A Man to His Mate » by J. Allan Dunn

The Yellow-bellied Acanthurus is armed with a spine of considerable length upon its tail.
Extract from : « The Evolution of Culture » by Augustus Henry Lane-Fox Pitt-Rivers

As the yellow-bellied woodpecker was the most abundant species in these woods, I attributed it to him.
Extract from : « A Year in the Fields » by John Burroughs

He is a dog—and the pup of a dog—red, yellow-bellied, lairless, and haired between every toe!
Extract from : « The Second Jungle Book » by Rudyard Kipling

The scarcity of this bird, and the absence of the red-bellied and the yellow-bellied, were among the surprises of my visit.
Extract from : « Spring notes from Tennessee » by Bradford Torrey

Yellow-bellied ore-flats and Ungava petrol-tanks punted down leisurely out of the north like strings of unfrightened wild duck.
Extract from : « With The Night Mail » by Rudyard Kipling

The other day I saw a yellow-bellied woodpecker alight upon a decaying beech and proceed to drill for a grub.
Extract from : « Ways of Nature » by John Burroughs

Yellow-bellied ore-flats and Ungava petrol-tanks punted down leisurely out of the north, like strings of unfrightened wild duck.
Extract from : « Actions and Reactions » by Rudyard Kipling

The yellow-bellied woodpecker knows its value, taking it with head jauntily awry and quiet wing-tremblings of delight.
Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine, August, 1885 » by Various

Synonyms for yellow-bellied

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