caitiff

ˈkeɪtɪf

Definition

Definition of caitiff - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

insults

Dated

despicable and cowardly person

Dated

The villain was nothing but a caitiff.

craven

poltroon

recreant

captivity

Rare

old term for a captive or prisoner

Rare

The caitiff was chained to the oar.

captive

detainee

prisoner

Adjective

character

Dated

cowardly and mean in character or actions

Dated

He acted in a caitiff way during the crisis.

base

craven

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Origin of caitiff

Latin, captivus (captive)

Examples of caitiff in a sentence

Everyone despised the caitiff for his actions.
The caitiff awaited his fate in the dungeon.
Stories of the caitiff spread throughout the kingdom.
His caitiff response disappointed everyone.
Only a caitiff person would betray a friend.

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French:lâche, vil, ...
German:Feigling, feige, ...
Italian:vigliacco, vile, ...
Spanish:cobarde, ruin, ...
Portuguese:cobarde, vil, ...
Chinese:卑鄙小人, 懦弱卑鄙, ...
Japanese:卑怯者, 卑怯な, ...
Arabic:نَذْل, جَبان, ...
Hebrew:שְׁפָל רוּחַ, נִבְזִי, ...
Russian:подлец, трусливый, ...
Ukrainian:негідник, нікчемний, ...
Hindi:कायर, डरपोक, ...
Bengali:ঘৃণ্য কাপুরুষ, কাপুরুষোচিত, ...
Catalan:covard menyspreable, mesquí, ...
Czech:zbabělec, zbabělý, ...
Danish:usling, fej, ...
Dutch:lafbek, laf, ...
Greek:δειλός, ποταπός, ...
Hungarian:gyáva féreg, gyáva, ...
Khmer:ជនកំសាកគួរឱ្យស្អប់ខ្ពើម, កំសាកថោកទាប, ...
Korean:비열한 자, 비겁한, ...
Persian:ترسو, بزدلانه, ...
Polish:nikczemnik, tchórzliwy, ...
Portuguese (BR):covarde, mesquinho, ...
Romanian:laș, josnic, ...
Swedish:fegis, feg, ...
Thai:คนขี้ขลาด, ขี้ขลาด, ...
Turkish:aşağılık, alçakça, ...
Vietnamese:kẻ hèn nhát, hèn hạ, ...

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Definition of caitiff - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Adjective

Origin of caitiff

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