- yellow-livered
- [ʹjeləʋ͵lıvəd] a разг.
трусливый, малодушный
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
yellow-livered
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yellow-livered — {adj.} Cowardly. * /The young boy greatly resented being called yellow livered and started to fight right away./ … Dictionary of American idioms
yellow-livered — {adj.} Cowardly. * /The young boy greatly resented being called yellow livered and started to fight right away./ … Dictionary of American idioms
yellow-livered — adj Cowardly. The young boy greatly resented being called yellow livered and started to fight right away … Словарь американских идиом
yellow — [adj1] cowardly chicken*, craven, deceitful, gutless, lily livered*, low, offensive, pusillanimous, sneaking, treacherous, tricky, unethical, unprincipled; concepts 267,401 Ant. bold, brave, confident yellow [n/adj2] sunny color amber, bisque,… … New thesaurus
yellow — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. fair, blond[e], flaxen, light haired (see color); Mongolian, Mongoloid; jaundiced; jealous, envious; informal, cowardly, craven, fearful, lily or white livered, afraid, unmanly, pusillanimous; lurid … English dictionary for students
yellow — Synonyms and related words: Amytal, Amytal pill, Barnumesque, Cassel yellow, Claude tint, Demerol, Dolophine, H, Luminal, Luminal pill, M, Mickey Finn, Nembutal, Nembutal pill, Paris yellow, Seconal, Seconal pill, Tuinal, Tuinal pill, acid yellow … Moby Thesaurus
yellow-bellied — adjective easily frightened • Syn: ↑chicken, ↑chickenhearted, ↑lily livered, ↑white livered, ↑yellow • Similar to: ↑cowardly, ↑fearful … Useful english dictionary
yellow — adj 1. golden, gold, aureate, aurific, gilt; honey, xanthous, xanthic, butter, gambogian, quince yellow, zinc yellow, primrose; saffron, daffodil, topaz, banana, jonquil, cadmium yellow, canary yellow; lemon, citron, lutescent, luteous; tawny,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
yellow-bellied — /yel oh bel eed/, adj. 1. having a yellow abdomen or underside. 2. Slang. cowardly; lily livered. [1700 10] * * * … Universalium
yellow-bellied — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Slang. Ignobly lacking in courage: chicken hearted, cowardly, craven, dastardly, fainthearted, lily livered, pusillanimous, unmanly. Slang: chicken, gutless, yellow. See FEAR … English dictionary for students
yellow-bellied — yel′low bel lied adj. 1) having a yellow abdomen or underside 2) sts Slang. cowardly; lily livered • Etymology: 1700–10 … From formal English to slang
