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pusillanimouspu‧sil‧lan‧i‧mous /ˌpjuːsɪˈlænɪməs/ adjective formal pusillanimousOrigin: 1400-1500 Late Latin pusillanimis, from Latin pusillus ‘very small’ + animus ‘spirit’ - Others would see the acceptance of this bounded walking environment as timid and pusillanimous.
- The comfort and security you are chasing can only be temporary with pusillanimous people like you prancing around.
- The man was not a grey-suit, not a whey-face, not a pusillanimous, coughing politician.
frightened of taking even small risks SYN cowardly—pusillanimity /ˌpjuːsələˈnɪməti/ noun [uncountable] |