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Definition feartie in British English

feartie noun

noun
1

a Scottish word meaning someone who is scared without good reason; a scaredy-cat

Example

With all the inevitability of a Greek tragedy, the Fifeshire feartie was consumed by his one flaw.

Definition feartie in British English