Feartie

Pronunciation: /ˈfɪrti/

Definitions of feartie

noun a person who is easily frightened or cowardly

Example Sentences

A1 My little brother is a feartie and gets scared easily.

A2 The feartie in the group refused to go on the roller coaster.

B1 The feartie's fear of spiders is so intense that they scream at the sight of one.

B2 Despite being labeled a feartie, she bravely faced her fear of heights and went skydiving.

C1 His reputation as a feartie didn't stop him from pursuing a career as a firefighter.

C2 The feartie's courage in the face of danger inspired others to overcome their own fears.

Examples of feartie in a Sentence

formal The feartie refused to enter the haunted house due to his fear of ghosts.

informal Don't be such a feartie, it's just a harmless spider!

slang He's such a feartie, always running away from any kind of challenge.

figurative She was a feartie when it came to taking risks in her career.

Grammatical Forms of feartie

• past tense: feartied
• plural: fearties
• comparative: more feartie
• superlative: most feartie
• present tense: fear
• future tense: will fear
• perfect tense: have feared
• continuous tense: is fearing
• singular: feartie
• positive degree: feartie
• infinitive: to fear
• gerund: fearing
• participle: feartied

Origin and Evolution of feartie

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: Scots dialect

Story behind the word: The word 'feartie' originated in Scotland and is derived from the Scots dialect.

Evolution of the word: Originally used to describe someone who is easily frightened or cowardly, the meaning of 'feartie' has evolved to also include someone who is timid or lacking in courage.