fainthearted

[feynt-hahr-tid] / ˈfeɪntˈhɑr tɪd /

ADJECTIVE

timid

Synonyms

WEAK

afraid cowardly cowed cowering fearful frightened gutless having cold feet intimidated lily-livered meek mousy spineless unassertive weak wimpy yellow

Example Sentences

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This is not the time to be fainthearted but to continue pressing the advantage.

From Los Angeles Times

But it's not for the fainthearted - or the claustrophobic.

From BBC

The treatment wasn't for the fainthearted, even among its proponents.

From Salon

However, life underground is not for the fainthearted.

From Scientific American

In his telling, the prosecutors come across as fainthearted, lacking “energy” and “enthusiasm,” and “relentlessly negative.”

From Washington Post