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caitiff

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cai·tiff  (ktf)
n.
A despicable coward; a wretch.
adj.
Despicable and cowardly.
[Middle English caitif, from Norman French, from Latin captvus, prisoner; see captive.]
caitiff [ˈkeɪtɪf] Archaic or poetic
n
a cowardly or base person
adj
cowardly; base
[from Old French caitif prisoner, from Latin captīvus captive]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.caitiff - a cowardly and despicable person
archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression
cur - a cowardly and despicable person
Adj.1.caitiff - despicably mean and cowardly
cowardly, fearful - lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley


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Learn, caitiff, the expediency of uncalculating zeal.
Fantastic-Fables by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
I am Robin Hood, as thy caitiff carcase soon shall know.
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By your dress you should be one of those cursed clerks who overrun the land like vile rats, poking and prying into other men's concerns, too caitiff to fight and too lazy to work.
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