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fainthearted

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Adj.1.fainthearted - lacking conviction or boldness or courage; "faint heart ne'er won fair lady"
faint-hearted, timid, faint
cowardly, fearful - lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley


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"Here she is, the reward for all those fainthearted men," he reflected, glancing at those near him and at the troops who were approaching and forming up.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
shouted the outlaws afresh, and the soldiery became fainthearted and 'gan to give back.
Robin Hood by McSpadden, J. Walker View in context
And he measured her in a careless way, and knew, bold now, that she would begin to retreat, coyly and delicately, as he pursued, ever ready to reverse the game should he turn fainthearted.
Martin Eden by London, Jack View in context
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