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    pi·geon-heart·ed
    /ˈpijənˌhärdəd/

    adjective

    • 1. timid; cowardly.

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  2. www.dictionary.com › browse › pigeon-heartedPIGEON-HEARTED Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Pigeon-hearted definition: timid; meek.. See examples of PIGEON-HEARTED used in a sentence.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › pigeonheartedPigeonhearted Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of PIGEONHEARTED is marked by timidity : chickenhearted. How to use pigeonhearted in a sentence.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPIGEON-HEARTED definition and meaning | Collins English...

    adjective. cowardly or timid. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. pigeon-hearted in American English. (ˈpɪdʒənˈhɑːrtɪd) adjective. timid; meek. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.

  5. www.thefreedictionary.com › pigeon-heartedPigeon-hearted - definition of pigeon-hearted by The Free...

    Define pigeon-hearted. pigeon-hearted synonyms, pigeon-hearted pronunciation, pigeon-hearted translation, English dictionary definition of pigeon-hearted. or adj of a timid or fearful disposition Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994,...

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryPIGEON-HEARTED definition in American English - Collins Online...

    Of a timid or fearful disposition.... Click for pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

  7. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › pigeon-heartedpigeon-hearted - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Oct 1, 2023 · pigeon - hearted ( comparative more pigeon-hearted, superlative most pigeon-hearted) ( archaic) timid, or easily frightened. Synonym: chicken-hearted.

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › pigeon-hearted_adjpigeon-hearted adjective - Oxford English Dictionary

    What does the adjective pigeon-hearted mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective pigeon-hearted . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

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    pi·geon-heart·ed. lacking boldness or courage; shy or meek. The meaning of pigeon-hearted. Definition of pigeon-hearted. English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels.

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    ‘The trail was curving in the direction of the woods, and part of me was eager to enter them to see where the trail would lead, and part of me was pigeon-hearted, uneasy about what might await me there’. Maybe he thought if that happened I would get pigeon-hearted and run away from this place.

  11. www.yourdictionary.com › pigeon-heartedPigeon-hearted Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Pigeon-hearted definition: Cowardly or timid.