PUSILLANIMOUS


Meaning of PUSILLANIMOUS in English

/ ˌpjuːsɪˈlænɪməs; NAmE / adjective

( formal ) frightened to take risks

SYN cowardly

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from ecclesiastical Latin pusillanimis (translating Greek olugopsukhos ), from pusillus very small + animus mind, + -ous .

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