- Noun/Adjective: Caitiff (Archaic)
- noun
- A despicable coward; a wretch.
- A mean villain; a despicable knave; one who is both wicked and mean.
- adjective
- Despicable and cowardly.
- noun
- Synonyms:
- villain
- brute
- savage
- monster
- devil
- wretch
- offender
- criminal
- knave
- beast
- Usage:
- “I think you mean caitiff. You just misspelled it.”
- Encountered: In the following text exchange with a superannuated golfing buddy that lives in the Magnolia State. I had passed along the following cartoon with the comment that I had found the epitaph for my tombstone — never mind that I want to be cremated.
To which he replied, “This is something I don’t have to worry about. Niceness is not in my vocabulary.”
I responded with, “I am a saint, myself.”
Parrying he said, “I think you mean caitiff. You just misspelled it”
With a feint and lunge, I remarked, “I see that doctorate paid off.”
In response, I received, “Told you I had no niceness in me.”
“No true,” I riposted, “You gifted me a new word!”
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