Chicken and Manful

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Chicken adjective - Having or showing a shameful lack of courage.

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Manful is an antonym for chicken.

Nearby Words: chick, chickening, chickened

Manful adjective - Feeling or displaying no fear by temperament.

Usage example: he made the manful decision to stick by his friends when everyone else had abandoned them

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Chicken is an antonym for manful.

Nearby Words: man, manfully

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Manful and Chicken. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/chicken/manful

Chicken & Manful. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/chicken/manful>.

Manful or Chicken. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/chicken/manful.

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