LILY-LIVERED

Meaning of LILY-LIVERED in English

cowardly, chicken , wimpy

Bull riding is not a sport for lily-livered folks. It's not for wimps.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

LILY-LIVERED — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: lily (I) + livered; from the whiteness of the lily and from the former belief that the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LILY-LIVERED — adjective EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Because no one hearing his name thinks this Government is run by a bunch of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LILY LIVERED — Synonyms and related words : afraid, chicken, chickenhearted, coward, cowardly, cowed, craven, daunted, dismayed, fainthearted, fearful, funking, funky, gutless, henhearted, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LILY-LIVERED — talawan
English-Visayan vocabulary
LILY-LIVERED — adjective Date: 1605 lacking courage ; cowardly
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LILY-LIVERED — (a.) White-livered; cowardly.
Английский словарь Webster
LILY-LIVERED — ( a. ) White-livered; cowardly.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LILY-LIVERED — /lil"ee liv"euhrd/ , adj. weak or lacking in courage; cowardly; pusillanimous. [ 1595-1605; LILY + LIVER 1 + -ED 3 …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LILY LIVERED — adj. cowardly, fearful, lacking courage
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LILY-LIVERED — adjective Date: 1605 : lacking courage : cowardly
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LILY-LIVERED — adj white-livered; cowardly.
Webster English vocab
LILY-LIVERED — Pronunciation: ' li-l ē - ' li-v ə rd Function: adjective Date: 1605 : lacking courage : COWARDLY
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LILY-LIVERED — ■ adjective weak and cowardly.
Concise Oxford English vocab
LILY-LIVERED — [lily-liv.ered] adj (1605): lacking courage: cowardly
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LILY-LIVERED — lily-livered BrE AmE ˌlɪl i ˈlɪv əd ◂ AmE \ - ə rd ◂
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LILY-LIVERED — / ˈlɪli lɪvəd; NAmE -vərd/ adjective ( old-fashioned ) lacking courage SYN cowardly
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LILY-LIVERED — lily-liv ‧ ered /ˌlɪli ˈlɪvəd◂ $ -ərd◂/ BrE AmE adjective old-fashioned lacking courage SYN cowardly
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LILY-LIVERED — Function: adjective Synonyms: COWARDLY , ||chicken, coward, craven, gutless, poltroonish, poor-spirited, pusillanimous, spunkless, unmanly
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
LILY-LIVERED — adjective Synonyms: cowardly , ||chicken, coward, craven, gutless, poltroonish, poor-spirited, pusillanimous, spunkless, unmanly
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
LILY-LIVERED — cowardly, chicken, wimpy Bull riding is not a sport for lily-livered folks. It's not for wimps.
English Idioms vocab
LILY-LIVERED — прил. трусливый, малодушный Syn : cowardly, faint-hearted, white-livered (редкое) трусливый lily-livered трусливый
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LILY-LIVERED — Трусливый
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
LILY-LIVERED — Труслив
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
LILY-LIVERED — Подлец
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
LILY-LIVERED — a редк. трусливый
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LILY-LIVERED — прил.трусливый, малодушный Syn:cowardly, faint-hearted, white-livered
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
LILY LIVERED — (a) трусливый
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
LILY-LIVERED — a редк. трусливый
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
LILY-LIVERED — a редк. трусливый
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
LILY LIVERED — adj. трусливый
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
LILY LIVERED — adj. трусливый
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
LILY-LIVERED — прил. трусливый, малодушный Syn: cowardly , faint-hearted , white-livered
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
LILY-LIVERED — прил. трусливый, малодушный Syn: cowardly, faint-hearted, white-livered
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
LILY-LIVERED — _a. трусливый
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
LILY-LIVERED — a. трусливый
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
LILY-LIVERED — трусливый
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
LILY-LIVERED — _a. трусливый
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
LILY-LIVERED — [adj.] трусливый
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
LILY-LIVERED — a трусливый
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
LILY-LIVERED — adj infml That lily-livered guy is up hiding under his bed till this blows over — Этот трусливый тип забрался у …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
LILY-LIVERED — adj infml That lily-livered guy is up hiding under his bed till this blows over — Этот трусливый тип забрался …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
LILY-LIVERED — lily-livered adj infml That lily-livered guy is up hiding under his bed till this blows over Этот трусливый тип забрался …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
LILY-LIVERED — That lily-livered guy is up hiding under his bed till this blows over — Этот трусливый тип забрался у себя …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
LILY-LIVERED — прил. трусливый, малодушный Syn : cowardly, faint-hearted, white-livered (редкое) трусливый lily-livered трусливый
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
-LIVERED — adjective combining form expressing vigor or courage considered suggestive of one with (such) a liver
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LILY — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) African lily lily of the Nile Lily Claudette Chauchoin lily family lily of the …
Английский словарь Британика
LILY — I. ˈlilē, -li noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English lilie, from Old English, from Latin lilium, of non-Indo-European origin; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LIVERED — |livə(r)d adjective Etymology: liver (I) + -ed : having a liver of a specified character — usually used in combination …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LIVERED — (a.) Having (such) a liver; used in composition; as, white-livered.
Английский словарь Webster
LILY — (n.) That end of a compass needle which should point to the north; -- so called as often ornamented with …
Английский словарь Webster
LILY — (n.) A name given to handsome flowering plants of several genera, having some resemblance in color or form to a …
Английский словарь Webster
LIVERED — ( a. ) Having (such) a liver; used in composition; as, white-livered.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LILY — ( n. ) That end of a compass needle which should point to the north; -- so called as often …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LILY — ( n. ) A name given to handsome flowering plants of several genera, having some resemblance in color or form …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LILY — — lilylike , adj. /lil"ee/ , n. , pl. lilies , adj. n. 1. any scaly-bulbed plant of the genus …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LIVERED — adj. having a liver of a certain kind
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LILY — n. any of a number of bulbed plants of the lily family which often bear funnel-shaped or bell-shaped flowers
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LILY — I. ˈli-lē noun ( plural lil·ies ) Etymology: Middle English lilie, from Old English, from Latin lilium Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
-LIVERED — : expressing vigor or courage considered suggestive of one with (such) a liver chicken- livered lily- livered
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LIVERED — adj having (such) a liver; used in composition; as, white-livered.
Webster English vocab
LILY — add. ·noun a royal spade; usually in ·pl ·see royal spade, below. 2. lily ·noun that end of a …
Webster English vocab
LILY — [lily] n, pl lil.ies [ME lilie, fr. OE, fr. L lilium] (bef. 12c) 1: any of a genus (Lilium of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
-LIVERED — [-livered] adj comb form: expressing vigor or courage considered suggestive of one with (such) a liver "chicken-livered" "lily-livered"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LILY — the common name applied to herbaceous flowering plants belonging to the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae. The genus contains …
Britannica English vocabulary

English Idioms vocabulary

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