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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pusillanimous \Pu`sil*lan"i*mous\, a. [L. pusillannimis
pusillus very little (dim. of pusus a little boy; cf puer a
boy, E. puerile) + animus the mind: cf F. pusillanime See
{Animosity}.]
1. Destitute of a manly or courageous strength and firmness
of mind; of weak spirit; mean-spirited; spiritless;
cowardly; -- said of persons, as a pussillanimous prince.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
pusillanimous
adj : lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution;
contemptibly fearful [syn: {poor-spirited}, {unmanly}]
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