| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Cowardly; timid; chicken-hearted.[Websters]
2. Being timid, pusillanimous, fainthearted, timorous or shy. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Being cowardly, funky, faint-hearted, lily-livered or unmanly. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Being dastardly or yellow. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb hen-heartedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (hen-heartedly) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective hen-hearted.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "HEN-HEARTED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1811. (references) |
Specialty Definition: HEN-HEARTED
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Slang in 1811 | HEN-HEARTED. Cowardly. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
