PUSILLANIMOUS

[pu.sil.lan.i.mous] adj [LL pusillanimis, fr. L pusillus very small (dim. of pusus boy) + animus spirit; perh. akin to L puer child--more at puerile, animate] (1586): lacking courage and resolution: marked by contemptible timidity syn see cowardly -- pu.sil.lan.i.mous.ly adv