chickenhearted

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And even the "so-called defenders" of capitalism were too chickenhearted to resist.

From Time Magazine Archive

Stout urged this bitterness primarily as a safeguard against chickenhearted United Nations action at the peace table.

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It said inspiringly: "Gather courage�don't be a chickenhearted fellow."

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There was not one chickenhearted, people-toed electronics messenger, they snorted, which could match the feats of wartime homing pigeons.

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A voice behind him is heard saying nearly aloud, "Don't be chickenhearted."

From The Inspector-General by Seltzer, Thomas