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“caitiff”
1. A cowardly wretch and a despicable person.
2. Etymology: from Middle English, from Norman French, caitif, "captive, miserable" from Latin captivum, from captus, capere, "to take, to hold, to seize".
2. Etymology: from Middle English, from Norman French, caitif, "captive, miserable" from Latin captivum, from captus, capere, "to take, to hold, to seize".
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cap-, cip-, capt-, cept-, ceive, -ceipt, -ceit, -cipient
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caitiff (adjective), more caitiff, most caitiff
1. Descriptive of someone who is cowardly, contemptible, malicious, and loathsome: In the novel that Grace was reading, the caitiff character was described as being a terrible and abhorrent person.
2. Etymology: from French caitif, "weak, sickly, miserable, wretched" and ultimately from Latin captivus, "captive".
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2. Etymology: from French caitif, "weak, sickly, miserable, wretched" and ultimately from Latin captivus, "captive".
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This entry is located in the following unit:
cap-, cip-, capt-, cept-, ceive, -ceipt, -ceit, -cipient
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