hare-hearted

adjective

timorous; timid; easily frightened.

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Meanings

adjectivehare-hearted (comparative more hare-hearted, superlative most hare-hearted)

comparative more hare-hearted · superlative most hare-hearted

  1. archaictimorous; timid; easily frightened.

    aft by night, bumbaze hare-hearted fools

    1725, Allan Ramsay, The Gentle Shepherd
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APA

hare-hearted. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hare-hearted

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“hare-hearted.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hare-hearted. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hare-hearted,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hare-hearted.

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