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  1. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › pusillanimousPusillanimous Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of PUSILLANIMOUS is lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity. How to use pusillanimous in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Pusillanimous.

  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPUSILLANIMOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    PUSILLANIMOUS definition: 1. weak and cowardly (= not brave); frightened of taking risks: 2. weak and cowardly (= not…. Learn more.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPUSILLANIMOUS definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

    PUSILLANIMOUS meaning: 1. weak and cowardly (= not brave); frightened of taking risks: 2. weak and cowardly (= not…. Learn more.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › pusillanimousPusillanimous - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    You can describe someone who lacks courage as pusillanimous, such as a pusillanimous student who is too afraid to speak out against someone who is bullying others.

  5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishpusillanimous adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of pusillanimous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPUSILLANIMOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you say that someone is pusillanimous, you mean that they are timid or afraid. [ formal , disapproval ] The authorities have been too pusillanimous in merely condemning the violence.

  7. www.dictionary.com › browse › pusillanimousPUSILLANIMOUS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Pusillanimous definition: lacking courage or resolution; cowardly; faint-hearted; timid.. See examples of PUSILLANIMOUS used in a sentence.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › pusillanimousPusillanimous - definition of pusillanimous by The Free ...

    adjective. Ignobly lacking in courage: chickenhearted, cowardly, craven, dastardly, faint-hearted, lily-livered, unmanly. Slang: chicken, gutless, yellow, yellow-bellied.

  9. www.oed.com › dictionary › pusillanimous_adjpusillanimous adjective - Oxford English Dictionary

    OED's earliest evidence for pusillanimous is from before 1425, in Medulla Grammatice. pusillanimous is of multiple origins. Either (i) a borrowing from French, combined with an English element.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryPUSILLANIMOUS definition in American English | Collins English ...

    1. lacking courage or resolution; cowardly; faint-hearted; timid. 2. proceeding from or indicating a cowardly spirit.