poltroon

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 References

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[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /pɒlˈtɹuːn/
• (US) IPA: /pɑlˈtɹun/

[edit] Noun

poltroon (plural poltroons)

1. An ignoble or total coward; a dastard; a mean-spirited wretch.
   • 1842, Nicholas Michell, The Traduced: An Historical Romance‎, page 266-267

     "To gain life by means of a breach of faith and honour, were indeed to render myself the poltroon, and the villain my accusers believe me."

[edit] Synonyms

• (ignoble coward): craven, dastard

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[edit] Adjective

poltroon (comparative more poltroon, superlative most poltroon)

1. Cowardly
   • 1926, T. E. Lawrence, Seven Pillars of Wisdom

     Accordingly, to excuse our deliberate inactivity in the north, we had to make a show of impotence, which gave them to understand that the Arabs were too poltroon to cut the line near Maan and keep it cut.

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[edit] References

• poltroon in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913