1) Abjectly fearful 2) An abject coward 3) Coward 4) Cowardly 5) Disloyal 6) French word used in English 7) Renegade 8) Unfaithful to duty
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1) Apostate 2) Cowardly 3) Craven 4) Deserter 5) Ratter 6) Renegade 7) Turncoat
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- an abject coward
- a disloyal person who forsakes his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
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craven; false; apostate
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• (a.) Crying for mercy, as a combatant in the trial by battle; yielding; cowardly; mean-spirited; craven. • (a.) Apostate; false; unfaithful. • (n.) One who yields in combat, and begs for mercy; a mean-spirited, cowardly wretch.
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Rec're·ant (-
a nt)
adjective [ Old French , cowardly, from
recroire ,
recreire , to forsake, leave, tire, discourage, regard as conquered, Late Latin
recredere se to declare one's self conquered in combat; hence, those are called
recrediti or
recreanti who ar...
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Rec're·ant noun One who yields in combat, and begs for mercy; a mean-spirited, cowardly wretch.
Blackstone. « You are all
recreants and dastards!»
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[
adj] - having deserted a cause or principle
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recreant 1. Disloyal to a cause or duty; someone who is disloyal or deserts a cause; a coward; a quitter; fainthearted, dastardly, or `yellow”. 2. Originally, 'surrendering oneself (to an adversary).'
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renegade adjective having deserted a cause or principle; `some provinces had proved recreant`; `renegade supporters of the usurper`
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