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CAITIFF

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A cowardly and despicable person

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("caitiff" is a kind of...):

cur (a cowardly and despicable person)

Domain usage:

archaicism; archaism (the use of an archaic expression)

Derivation:

caitiff (despicably mean and cowardly)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Despicably mean and cowardly

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

cowardly; fearful (lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted)

Derivation:

caitiff (a cowardly and despicable person)

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