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Discover LudwigThe word "scaredy-cat" is correct and usable in written English
It is a colloquial term used to describe someone who is easily frightened or afraid. Example: "Jack was always a scaredy-cat when it came to watching horror movies. He would cover his eyes and jump at every little sound."
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scaredy-cat
noun
A coward; a person who is easily frightened or high-strung and easily scared.
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"She's really a scaredy-cat," Kitaru said to me.
"She's a scaredy-cat in the ocean," he said.
"He is the most unprofessional little scaredy-cat I've ever seen in my life," Said said.
Anonymous Only a real scaredy-cat would fire you by hinting.
My scaredy-cat eight-year-old self was on to something.
It's so nice to meet a man who isn't scaredy-cat about catching my beri-beri".
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I'm a scaredy cat!
E.D. is a scaredy cat.
I'm too much of a scaredy cat.
He's a scaredy cat generally, anyway".
There was Tommy (one), the leader and the hero; Chuckie (two), the scaredy cat; and Angelica (three), the bully.
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