Definition of caitiff Caitiff
cai•tiff
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What does caitiff mean?
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NounPlural: caitifves |
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| caitiff - a cowardly and despicable person | ||
| cur an inferior dog or one of mixed breed | ||
| archaicism, archaism the use of an archaic expression | ||
Adjectivecaitiff, caitiffer, caitiffest |
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| caitiff - despicably mean and cowardly | ||
| cowardly, fearful lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley | ||
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Wiktionary 
- caitiff (Noun)
A base or despicable person; a wretch. - caitiff (Noun)
A captive or prisoner, particularly a galley slave. - caitiff (Noun)
A villain, a coward or wretch. - caitiff (Adjective)
Especially despicable; cowardly.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- caitiff (a.)
Captive; wretched; unfortunate. - caitiff (a.)
Base; wicked and mean; cowardly; despicable. - caitiff (n.)
A captive; a prisoner. - caitiff (n.)
A wretched or unfortunate man. - caitiff (n.)
A mean, despicable person; one whose character meanness and wickedness meet.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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caitiff
kā′tif, n. a mean despicable fellow.—adj. mean, base.—n. Cai′tive (Spens.), captive, subject. [O. Fr. caitif, (Fr. chétif)—L. captivus, a captive—cap-ĕre, to take.]
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🔤- caitiff, noun, singular of caitiffs.
- caitiff, adjective.
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