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pusillanimous

English

Etymology

Derived from Latin pusillanimis (“faint-hearted, timid”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pju?s?l?æn?m?s/, /pju?s?l?æn?m?s/
  • Rhymes: -æn?m?s

Adjective

pusillanimous (comparative more pusillanimous, superlative most pusillanimous)

  1. Showing ignoble cowardice, or contemptible timidity. [from 16th c.]
    The soldier deserted his troop in a pusillanimous manner.
    • 1882 — Mark Twain, On the Decay of the Art of Lying [1].
      Therefore, the wise thing is for us diligently to train ourselves to lie thoughtfully, judiciously; to lie with a good object, and not an evil one; to lie for others' advantage, and not our own; to lie healingly, charitably, humanely, not cruelly, hurtfully, maliciously; to lie gracefully and graciously, not awkwardly and clumsily; to lie firmly, frankly, squarely, with head erect, not haltingly, tortuously, with pusillanimous mien, as being ashamed of our high calling.

Related terms

  • pusillanimously
  • pusillanimousness
  • pusillanimity

Translations

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faint-hearted

English

Alternative forms

  • faint-heart (archaic)

Etymology

From faint +? hearted.

Adjective

faint-hearted (comparative more faint-hearted, superlative most faint-hearted)

  1. Lacking courage; timid

Derived terms

  • faint-heartedly
  • faint-heartedness

Related terms

  • faint of heart

Translations

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