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milk–livered
adjective milk–liv·ered \ˈmilk-ˌli-vərd\
Definition of MILK-LIVERED
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First Known Use of MILK-LIVERED
1606
Related to MILK-LIVERED
- Synonyms
- chicken, chickenhearted, chicken-livered, craven, dastardly, gutless, lily-livered, milk-livered [archaic], poltroon, pusillanimous, recreant, spineless, unheroic, yellow
- Antonyms
- brave, courageous, daring, dauntless, doughty, fearless, gallant, greathearted, gutsy, hardy, heroic (also heroical), intrepid, lionhearted, stalwart, stout, stouthearted, valiant, valorous
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