Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pigeon-livered

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.90 in modern English

Syllables
pi-geon-liv-ered
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

cowardly

Archaic

Usage

Inflected Forms

more pigeon-livered (comparative) most pigeon-livered (superlative)

Questions

What does pigeon-livered mean?
cowardly

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