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pusillanimous


  2  definitions  found 
 
  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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