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Word: Recreant
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
Middle English: from Old French, literally ‘surrendering’, present participle of recroire, from medieval Latin (se) recredere ‘surrender (oneself)’, from re- (expressing reversal) + credere ‘entrust’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈrɛkrɪənt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
cowardly
Short Definition:cowardly
Examples:- what a recreant figure must he make
Definition:
unfaithful to a belief; apostate.
Short Definition:unfaithful to belief
Word: Recreant
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈrɛkrɪənt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a coward
Short Definition:coward
Examples:- the recreant acted with outward boldness
Definition:
a person who is unfaithful to a belief; an apostate.
Short Definition:person who is unfaithful to belief
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