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chicken-hearted(adjective, characteristic, weak, subservient, spineless)
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chicken-heartedly(adverb, fear, manner, cowardice)
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recreant(adjective, characteristic, cowardice, poltroonery, adverb)
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timidly(adverb, fear, manner, cowardice, fearfully)
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white-livered(adjective, characteristic, weakness, cowardice)
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yellow-bellied(adjective, characteristic, weak, soft, slang)
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diffident(adjective, characteristic, weak, nervous, shy)
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apprehensive(adjective, characteristic, weak, shy, fearful)
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fearfully(adverb, fear, manner, cowardice, fearfully)
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weak(adjective, characteristic, gentle, nervous, shy)
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caitiff(adjective, characteristic, weak, spineless, gutless)
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anxious(adjective, characteristic, weak, fearful, suspicious)
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ineffectual(adjective, characteristic, weak, soft, weakness)
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nervous(adjective, characteristic, weak, uncertain, anxious)
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shrinking(adjective, characteristic, weak, nervous, shy)
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weak-kneed(adjective, characteristic, weak, soft, feeble)
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shy(adjective, characteristic, weak, nervous, hesitant)
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spineless(adjective, characteristic, weak, soft, gentle)
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worthless(adjective, characteristic, person, weak, negative)
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horrified(adjective, characteristic, weakness, cowardice, frightened)
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