Caitiff Definition

kātĭf
noun
A mean, evil, or cowardly person.
Webster's New World
A despicable coward; a wretch.
American Heritage
adjective
Evil, mean, or cowardly.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Caitiff

Noun

Singular:
caitiff
Plural:
caitiffs

Origin of Caitiff

  • From Old French caitif (“captive”), a variant of chaitif (French chétif), from a Proto-Romance alteration of Latin captivus (“captive”); compare Italian cattivo (“bad, wicked”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English caitif from Norman French from Latin captīvus prisoner captive

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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