pusillanimous[adjective]Synonyms: cowardly, chicken, coward, craven, gutless, lily-livered, poltroon, poltroonish, spunkless, unmanly
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pu‧sil‧lan‧i‧mous /ˌpjuːsəˈlænəməs, ˌpjuːsɪˈlænəməs/
adjective formal[
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Late Latin;
Origin: pusillanimis, from Latin pusillus 'very small' + animus 'spirit']
frightened of taking even small risks
Synonym : cowardly—pusillanimity /ˌpjuːsələˈnɪməti, ˌpjuːsɪləˈnɪməti/
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