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Definition of Caitiff
1. Adjective. Despicably mean and cowardly.
2. Noun. A cowardly and despicable person.
Definition of Caitiff
1. a. Captive; wretched; unfortunate.
2. n. A captive; a prisoner.
Definition of Caitiff
1. Noun. A base or despicable person; a wretch ¹
2. Noun. (obsolete) a captive or prisoner, particularly a galley slave ¹
3. Noun. (archaic) a villain, a coward or wretch ¹
4. Adjective. Especially despicable; cowardly ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Caitiff
1. a despicable person [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Caitiff
Literary usage of Caitiff
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"scab (slang; opprobrious or a term of abuse), bugger (low), cullion (literary
and archaic), caitiff (contemptuous); spec, beggar (Jig.), hound (fig. ..."
2. Elements of Criticism by Henry Home Kames (1819)
"... A caitiff recreant to my cousin Hereford. Richard II. Act I. Sc. 3. Sin may
be imagined heavy in a figurative sense : but weight in a proper sense ..."
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