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lily livered

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lil⋅y-liv⋅ered

[lil-ee-liv-erd]
–adjective
weak or lacking in courage; cowardly; pusillanimous.

Origin:
1595–1605; lily + liver 1 + -ed 3
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lily-livered

  1. mod.
    cowardly. : That lily-livered guy is up hiding under his bed till this blows over.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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