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pusillanimous

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pu⋅sil⋅lan⋅i⋅mous

  [pyoo-suh-lan-uh-muhs]
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–adjective
1. lacking courage or resolution; cowardly; faint-hearted; timid.
2. proceeding from or indicating a cowardly spirit.
Origin:
1580–90; < LL pusillanimis petty-spirited, equiv. to L pusill(us) very small, petty + -anim(is) -spirited, -minded (anim(us) spirit + -is adj. suffix); see -ous

Related forms:
pu⋅sil⋅lan⋅i⋅mous⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. timorous, fearful, frightened.
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pu·sil·lan·i·mous   (pyōō'sə-lān'ə-məs)   
adj.  Lacking courage; cowardly.

[Middle English pusillanimus, from Late Latin pusillanimis : Latin pusillus, weak, diminutive of pullus, young of an animal; see pau-1 in Indo-European roots + animus, reason, mind; see anə- in Indo-European roots.]
pu'sil·lan'i·mous·ly adv.
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