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faint-hearted

ADJECTIVE
  1. lacking conviction or boldness or courage
    faint heart ne'er won fair lady

How To Use faint-hearted In A Sentence

  • That you know; and you know too, that she purchased her glory and her greatness not by faint-heartedness, but by choosing to suffer pain and incur dangers in the day of need. Hellenica
  • Figure of Eight racing is not for faint-hearted drivers or spectators, but it provides some of the most thrilling racing on the short circuit scene.
  • She made a rather faint-hearted attempt to stop him from leaving.
  • As one might imagine, staging a contemporary, through-composed work is not for the faint-hearted. Cedric Perrier: I Dream : Lowery & Young Join King Family at World Premiere of New MLK opera
  • Regretting now his faint-heartedness in not letting her know beforehand by some means that he was about to make a new start in the world, and coming to dwell near her, Christopher rang the bell to make inquiries. The Hand of Ethelberta
  • Well, loosen your belts, because it's not for the faint-hearted, nor the low-cholesterol dieter. Plymouth's 10 best budget restaurants and cafes
  • It is not a job for the faint-hearted - it will cost £10,000 just to strip out the still-working machinery.
  • And with its inherent risks, firefighting is certainly not a job for the faint-hearted.
  • Ironically, libertarian and liberal originalists have been among the most dismissive of Justice Scalia's faint-heartedness. Howe on Slavery as Punishment and the Original Public Meaning of the 13th Amendment
  • His biceps bulged; his abdomen rippled and the mere sight of him made the faint-hearted swoon.
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