a mean, evil, or cowardly person
Origin of caitiff
Middle English from Old French caitif, a captive, wretched man from Classical Latin captivus, captive evil, mean, or cowardly
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caitiff
noun
A despicable coward; a wretch.
adjective
Despicable and cowardly.
Origin of caitiff
Middle English caitif from Norman French from Latin captīvus prisoner ; see captive .THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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