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Meaning and definition for "caitiff" word

[noun] (archaic) a cowardly and despicable person
[adjective] despicably mean and cowardly
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\Cai"tiff\, a. [OE. caitif, cheitif, captive, miserable, OF. caitif, chaitif, captive, mean, wretched, F. ch['e]tif, fr. L. captivus captive, fr. capere to take, akin to E. heave. See {Heave}, and cf. {Captive}.] 1. Captive; wretched; unfortunate. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 2. Base; wicked and mean; cowardly; despicable. Arnold had sped his caitiff flight. --W. Irving.
\Cai"tiff\, n. A captive; a prisoner. [Obs.] Avarice doth tyrannize over her caitiff and slave. --Holland. 2. A wretched or unfortunate man. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 3. A mean, despicable person; one whose character meanness and wickedness meet. Note: The deep-felt conviction of men that slavery breaks down the moral character . . . speaks out with . . . distinctness in the change of meaning which caitiff has undergone signifying as it now does, one of a base, abject disposition, while there was a time when it had nothing of this in it. --Trench.

Synonyms for caitiff

coward(a), cowardly, fearful

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The fun area, different aproach to word »caitiff«

Let's analyse "caitiff" as pure text. This string has Seven letters in Two syllables and Three vowels. 42.9% of vowels is 4.3% more then average English word. Written in backwards: FFITIAC. Average typing speed for these characters is 1975 milliseconds. [info]

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Morse code: -.-. .- .. - .. ..-. ..-.

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: caitiff: 1 + 9 + 9 = 19, reduced: 1 . and the final result is One.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: caitiff: 3 + 1 + 9 + 2 + 9 + 6 + 6 = 36, reduced: 9, and the final result is Nine.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
A (1) 1 Magician Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
C (1) 3 Empress Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
F (2) 6 Lovers Practical, Faithful, Organizer
I (2) 9 Hermit Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
T (1) 20 Judgement Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful

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