† pusillanimeadj.

Forms: 1500s pusillanime; Sc. pre-1700 pusillanimie (perhaps transmission error), pre-1700 pusillanyme.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French pusillanime; Latin pusillanimis.

Etymology: < Middle French pusillanime or its etymon post-classical Latin pusillanimis (see pusillanimous adj.). Compare earlier pusillanimous adj.

Obsolete.

= pusillanimous adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [adjective]

arghc885

heartlessOE

bloodlessc1225

coward1297

faintc1300

nesha1382

comfortless1387

pusillanimousa1425

faint-heartedc1440

unheartyc1440

cowardous1480

hen-hearteda1529

cowardish1530

feigningc1540

white-livered1546

cowardly1551

faceless1567

pusillanime1570

liver-hearted1571

cowish1579

cowardise1582

coward-like1587

faint-heart1590

courageless1593

sheep-like1596

white-hearted1598

milky1602

milk-livered1608

undaring1611

lily-livereda1616

yarrow1616

flightful1626

chicken-hearted1629

poltroon1649

cow-hearted1660

whey-blooded1675

unbravea1681

nimble-heeled1719

dunghill1775

shrimp-hearted1796

chicken-livered1804

white-feathered1816

pluckless1821

chicken-spirited1822

milk-blooded1822

cowardy1836

yellow1856

yellow-livered1857

putty-hearted1872

uncourageous1878

chicken1883

piker1901

yellow-bellied1907

manso1932

scaredy-cat1933

chickenshit1940

cold-footed1944

1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) II. 1128/2 It were farre from reason, to thinke that he which hetherto for his estate, hath liued in such abundance, should be so pusillanime.

1577 S. Patrick tr. I. Gentillet Disc. Wel Governing (1602) 46 We discover our selves..to be of a pusillanime, base, and feeble heart.

1606 A. Craig Amorose Songes sig. Lii But Pusillanyme poore and hartles man, Why wouldst thou die to please so proud a Dame?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	pusillanime
释义	† pusillanimeadj. Forms: 1500s pusillanime; Sc. pre-1700 pusillanimie (perhaps transmission error), pre-1700 pusillanyme. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French pusillanime; Latin pusillanimis. Etymology: < Middle French pusillanime or its etymon post-classical Latin pusillanimis (see pusillanimous adj.). Compare earlier pusillanimous adj. Obsolete. = pusillanimous adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [adjective] arghc885 heartlessOE bloodlessc1225 coward1297 faintc1300 nesha1382 comfortless1387 pusillanimousa1425 faint-heartedc1440 unheartyc1440 cowardous1480 hen-hearteda1529 cowardish1530 feigningc1540 white-livered1546 cowardly1551 faceless1567 pusillanime1570 liver-hearted1571 cowish1579 cowardise1582 coward-like1587 faint-heart1590 courageless1593 sheep-like1596 white-hearted1598 milky1602 milk-livered1608 undaring1611 lily-livereda1616 yarrow1616 flightful1626 chicken-hearted1629 poltroon1649 cow-hearted1660 whey-blooded1675 unbravea1681 nimble-heeled1719 dunghill1775 shrimp-hearted1796 chicken-livered1804 white-feathered1816 pluckless1821 chicken-spirited1822 milk-blooded1822 cowardy1836 yellow1856 yellow-livered1857 putty-hearted1872 uncourageous1878 chicken1883 piker1901 yellow-bellied1907 manso1932 scaredy-cat1933 chickenshit1940 cold-footed1944 1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) II. 1128/2 It were farre from reason, to thinke that he which hetherto for his estate, hath liued in such abundance, should be so pusillanime. 1577 S. Patrick tr. I. Gentillet Disc. Wel Governing (1602) 46 We discover our selves..to be of a pusillanime, base, and feeble heart. 1606 A. Craig Amorose Songes sig. Lii But Pusillanyme poore and hartles man, Why wouldst thou die to please so proud a Dame? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1570
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