lily-livered

lil·y-liv·ered

(lĭl′ē-lĭv′ərd)adj. Cowardly; timid.

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[From lily, pale, bloodless.]

lily-livered

adj cowardly; timid

lil′y-liv`ered

adj. weak or lacking in courage; cowardly.

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1.

lily-livered - easily frightened chicken, chickenhearted, white-livered, yellow-bellied, yellowcolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechcowardly, fearful - lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley

lily-livered

adjectiveIgnobly lacking in courage:chickenhearted, cowardly, craven, dastardly, faint-hearted, pusillanimous, unmanly.Slang: chicken, gutless, yellow, yellow-bellied.

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