"hen-hearted" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more hen-hearted [comparative], most hen-hearted [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} hen-hearted (comparative more hen-hearted, superlative most hen-hearted)
  1. (archaic) Cowardly; timid. Tags: archaic Synonyms: chicken-hearted, henhearted, hen hearted Derived forms: hen-heartedness Translations (cowardly; timid): страхлив (strahliv) (Bulgarian), малодушен (malodušen) (Bulgarian)

Alternative forms

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