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Meaning of gizzardless | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1
/ˈɡɪzə(ɹ)d.lɪs/

Definitions

  1. Without a gizzard; without guts or innards.
    not-comparable
  2. Lacking courage, cowardly.
    figuratively, not-comparable

Examples

“This bird has the distinguishing feature of being unlike any of the grouse family, being gizzardless, having no muscular development of that character, but a membranous sac in its place.”
“No matter what happened to any one else, Candace had to be pleased: for did not she so manage that most fowls served on mother's table went gizzardless to the carving?”
“"Heave harder on that peavy handle, you gizzardless scissor-bill, or I'll put the calks to you!"”
“If you think you're in pain now, just wait until you see what tomorrow brings, you gizzardless coward.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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