chicken-heartedly en · ADV
Etymology
From chicken-hearted + -ly.
Meanings
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(derogatory) In a chicken-hearted manner; fearfully
You surely would have abandoned it as chicken-heartedly as you refused to stand up to him in the field.
2008, Richard F. Miller, In Words and Deeds: Battle Speeches in History, →ISBN, page 294:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more chicken-heartedly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most chicken-heartedly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |