it cannot be but I am pigeon-livered and lack gall to make oppression bitter — Shakespeare
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Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Pigeon-livered — Pi geon liv ered, a. Pigeon hearted. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pigeon-livered — [pij′ənliv΄ərd] adj. Rare meek or gentle … English World dictionary
pigeon-livered — adjective Date: 1602 gentle, mild … New Collegiate Dictionary
pigeon-livered — /pij euhn liv euhrd/, adj. meek tempered; spiritless; mild. [1595 1605] * * * … Universalium
pigeon-livered — pi′geon liv ered adj. meek; spiritless; mild • Etymology: 1595–1605 … From formal English to slang
pigeon-livered — /ˈpɪdʒən lɪvəd/ (say pijuhn livuhd) adjective meek; spiritless …
pigeon-hearted — a. Timid, timorous, cowardly, soft, gentle, pigeon livered … New dictionary of synonyms
pigeon — 1. Responsibility. Business. 2. pigeon livered Cowardly … A concise dictionary of English slang
pi|geon-liv|ered — «PIHJ uhn LIHV uhrd», adjective. Archaic. meek; gentle: »But I am pigeon livered, and lack gall To make oppression bitter (Shakespeare) … Useful english dictionary
Cowardice — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Excess of fear. < N PARAG:Cowardice >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 cowardice cowardice pusillanimity Sgm: N 1 cowardliness cowardliness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 timidity timidity effeminacy GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 … English dictionary for students
