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n. A despicable coward; a wretch.

adj. Despicable and cowardly.

n. A base or despicable person; a wretch

n. a captive or prisoner, particularly a galley slave

n. a villain, a coward or wretch

adj. Especially despicable; cowardly

adj. Captive; wretched; unfortunate.

adj. Base; wicked and mean; cowardly; despicable.

n. A captive; a prisoner.

n. A wretched or unfortunate man.

n. A mean, despicable person; one whose character meanness and wickedness meet.

Captive.

Wretched; miserable.

Servile; base; ignoble; cowardly.

n. A captive; a prisoner; a slave.

n. A mean villain; a despicable knave; one who is both wicked and mean.

adj. despicably mean and cowardly

n. a cowardly and despicable person

"The "caitiff" in these chronicles of when knighthood was in flower is invariably hanged from "the highest battlement" -- the second highest would not do at all; or else he is thrown into "the deepest dungeon of the castle" -- the second deepest dungeon was never known to be used on these occasions."

cowardly    fearful   

cur   

captive    wretched    unfortunate    base    cowardly    despicable    prisoner    contemptible    mean    wretch   

scamp    scapegrace    wicked-souled    harden    poltroon    slanderer    hammerman    vagrom    foresworn    scallywag