abject coward

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• abject — [ab′jekt΄, ab jekt′] adj. [ME < L abjectus, pp. of abjicere, to throw away < ab , from + jacere, to throw: see JET1] 1. of the lowest degree; miserable; wretched [abject poverty] 2. lacking self respect; degraded [an abject coward] SYN.… …   English World dictionary

• abject — abjectly, adv. abjectness, abjectedness, n. /ab jekt, ab jekt /, adj. 1. utterly hopeless, miserable, humiliating, or wretched: abject poverty. 2. contemptible; despicable; base spirited: an abject coward. 3. shamelessly servile; slavish. 4. Obs …   Universalium

• abject — ab•ject [[t]ˈæb dʒɛkt, æbˈdʒɛkt[/t]] adj. 1) utterly hopeless or wretched: abject poverty[/ex] 2) contemptible; despicable: an abject coward[/ex] 3) servile; submissive; slavish • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME < L abjectus, ptp. of abicere,… …   From formal English to slang

• coward — n. an abject, dastardly, dirty coward * * * [ kaʊəd] dastardly dirty coward an abject …   Combinatory dictionary

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• poltroon —   n. abject coward …   Dictionary of difficult words

• Cowardice — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Excess of fear. < N PARAG:Cowardice >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 cowardice cowardice pusillanimity Sgm: N 1 cowardliness cowardliness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 timidity timidity effeminacy GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 …   English dictionary for students

• cowardice — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Shrinking from pain or danger Nouns 1. cowardice, cowardliness, pusillanimity, poltroonery, baseness; dastardliness; abject fear, funk; Dutch courage; fear, white feather, faint heart, timidity. Informal …   English dictionary for students

• Ned Chaillet — Edward William Ned Chaillet, III (  /ˈʃaɪ …   Wikipedia

• Fear — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Fear >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 fear fear timidity diffidence want of confidence Sgm: N 1 apprehensiveness apprehensiveness fearfulness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 solicitude solicitude anxiety care …   English dictionary for students

• fawn — vb Fawn, toady, truckle, cringe, cower are comparable when they mean to act or behave with abjectness in the presence of a superior. Fawn implies a courting of favor by such acts of a sycophant as servile flattery and exaggerated deference {they… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms