- pol|troon|er|y
- pol|troon|er|y «pol TROO nuhr ee», noun.the behavior of a poltroon; cowardice.
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pol|troon — «pol TROON», noun, adjective. –n. a wretched coward: »What a miserable little poltroon had fear…made of me (Charlotte Brontë). –adj. base; cowardly; contemptible. ╂[< Middle French poltrôn < Italian poltrone (originally) colt, coward… … Useful english dictionary
pol|troon´ish|ly — pol|troon|ish «pol TROO nihsh», adjective. like a poltroon; cowardly. –pol|troon´ish|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
pol|troon|ish — «pol TROO nihsh», adjective. like a poltroon; cowardly. –pol|troon´ish|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
pol — aero·pol·i·tics; al·lo·pol·y·ploi·dy; ami·no·pol·y·pep·ti·dase; an·a·pol·y·sis; an·iso·pol·y·ploid; an·na·pol·i·tan; an·thro·pol·a·try; an·thro·pol·o·gist; an·thro·pol·o·gy; bi·o·ty·pol·o·gy; car·pol·o·gy; ce·pol·i·dae; ci·pol·let·ti;… … English syllables
troon — pa·troon; pa·troon·ship; pol·troon·ery; pol·troon·ish; quin·troon; pol·troon; pol·troon·ish·ly; … English syllables
poltroon — pol·troon … English syllables
poltroon — pol•troon [[t]pɒlˈtrun[/t]] n. 1) a wretched coward; craven 2) marked by utter cowardice • Etymology: 1520–30; < MF poultron < early It poltrone idler, coward, der. of poltro foal < VL *pulliter, der. of L pullus young animal; see foal… … From formal English to slang
poltroon — pol|troon [ pal trun ] noun count LITERARY OLD FASHIONED a COWARD … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
poltroonery — pol·troon·ery … English syllables
poltroonish — pol·troon·ish … English syllables
