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:
caitiffPlural:
caitiffsOrigin of Caitiff
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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
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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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