chicken-hearted

cowardly. Yes, I'm a chicken-hearted softie. I never try anything too risky.

(American)

not brave These chicken-hearted bosses always seem to give in at the first sign of a strike.

mod. cowardly. He’s chicken-hearted, but I still love him.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Rutherford	['rʌðəfəd]
Sebastjan	-	Slovene
Nasser	-	Arabic
Aggy	['ædʒi]
Ardito	-	Italian
Esa	E-sah	Finnish