Antonyms for yellow-bellied


Grammar : Adj
Spell : yel-oh-bel-eed
Phonetic Transcription : ˈyɛl oʊˌbɛl id


Definition of yellow-bellied

  • As in nerveless : adj scared to death
  • As in spineless : adj cowardly
  • As in weak-minded : adj indecisive
  • As in chickenhearted : adj cowardly
  • As in cowardly : adj fearful
  • As in craven : adj weak, timid
  • As in gutless : adj timid
Example sentences :
  • One of these was with a yellow-bellied woodpecker, the first I had ever seen.
  • Extract from : « Birds in the Bush » by Bradford Torrey
  • "Wal, you yellow-bellied neutrals," he said, his voice cold and his eyes hard.
  • Extract from : « A Man to His Mate » by J. Allan Dunn
  • The Yellow-bellied Acanthurus is armed with a spine of considerable length upon its tail.
  • Extract from : « The Evolution of Culture » by Augustus Henry Lane-Fox Pitt-Rivers
  • As the yellow-bellied woodpecker was the most abundant species in these woods, I attributed it to him.
  • Extract from : « A Year in the Fields » by John Burroughs
  • He is a dog—and the pup of a dog—red, yellow-bellied, lairless, and haired between every toe!
  • Extract from : « The Second Jungle Book » by Rudyard Kipling
  • The scarcity of this bird, and the absence of the red-bellied and the yellow-bellied, were among the surprises of my visit.
  • Extract from : « Spring notes from Tennessee » by Bradford Torrey
  • Yellow-bellied ore-flats and Ungava petrol-tanks punted down leisurely out of the north like strings of unfrightened wild duck.
  • Extract from : « With The Night Mail » by Rudyard Kipling
  • The other day I saw a yellow-bellied woodpecker alight upon a decaying beech and proceed to drill for a grub.
  • Extract from : « Ways of Nature » by John Burroughs
  • Yellow-bellied ore-flats and Ungava petrol-tanks punted down leisurely out of the north, like strings of unfrightened wild duck.
  • Extract from : « Actions and Reactions » by Rudyard Kipling
  • The yellow-bellied woodpecker knows its value, taking it with head jauntily awry and quiet wing-tremblings of delight.
  • Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine, August, 1885 » by Various

Synonyms for yellow-bellied

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