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yellow-bellied en · ADJ

Pronunciation

Etymology

From yellow + bellied; see yellowbelly.

Meanings

  1. Of an animal; having a yellow underside or belly.
  2. (colloquial, figuratively, idiomatic) Uncourageous, cowardly.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
most yellow-bellied Degree=Sup lexicographic
more yellow-bellied Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

yellow-bellied slider · yellow-bellied flycatcher · yellow-bellied sapsucker · yellow-bellied sea snake · yellow-bellied racer · yellow-bellied marmot

Relateds

yellow-belly

Synonyms

uncourageous (uncourageous, cowardly) · cowardly (uncourageous, cowardly)

Translations (12)

de feige (uncourageous, cowardly — see also cowardly) · fi pelkurimainen (uncourageous, cowardly — see also cowardly) · nl lafhartig (uncourageous, cowardly — see also cowardly) · uk боягу́зливий (uncourageous, cowardly — see also cowardly) · pl żółtobrzuchy (of an animal or reptile having a yellow underside or belly) · ru трусли́вый (uncourageous, cowardly — see also cowardly) · pl tchórzliwy (uncourageous, cowardly — see also cowardly) · ca covard (uncourageous, cowardly — see also cowardly) · de gelbbäuchig (of an animal or reptile having a yellow underside or belly) · ru желтобрю́хий (of an animal or reptile having a yellow underside or belly) · es ventriamarillo (of an animal or reptile having a yellow underside or belly) · hy դեղնափոր (of an animal or reptile having a yellow underside or belly)