pusillanimous
lacking courage or resolution; cowardly; faint-hearted; timid.
proceeding from or indicating a cowardly spirit.
Origin of pusillanimous
1Other words for pusillanimous
Other words from pusillanimous
- pu·sil·lan·i·mous·ly, adverb
Words Nearby pusillanimous
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How to use pusillanimous in a sentence
We probably shouldn’t knock pusillanimous lux skiing too hard.
But on this issue of Haredi service his pusillanimous silence has been disappointing and self-defeating.
Some advised the king to leave the field; but that prince rejected such pusillanimous counsel.
Of upright heart, but pusillanimous, he only saw rightly when his self-esteem was not at stake or his interest in danger.
History of Julius Caesar Vol. 1 of 2 | Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873.He finally reached Rome, but the congregation of Cardinals, of course, rejected the king's pusillanimous petition.
The Jesuits, 1534-1921 | Thomas J. Campbell
As if the miserable, pusillanimous reprobates did not know it as well as you!
Clemence | Retta BabcockHe had always been more or less pusillanimous in the face of winter.
The Courage of Marge O'Doone | James Oliver Curwood
British Dictionary definitions for pusillanimous
/ (ˌpjuːsɪˈlænɪməs) /
characterized by a lack of courage or determination
Origin of pusillanimous
1Derived forms of pusillanimous
- pusillanimity (ˌpjuːsɪləˈnɪmɪtɪ), noun
- pusillanimously, adverb
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