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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful;
[syn: pusillanimous, poor-spirited, unmanly]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Pusillanimous \Pu`sil*lan"i*mous\, a. [L. pusillanimis; 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 pusillanimous prince. [1913 Webster] 2. Evincing, or characterized by, weakness of mind, and want of courage; feeble; as, pusillanimous counsels. "A low and pusillanimous spirit." --Burke. [1913 Webster] Syn: Cowardly; dastardly; mean-spirited; fainthearted; timid; weak; feeble. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

pusillanimous adj 1: lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful [syn: pusillanimous, poor- spirited, unmanly]