pu|sil|lan|i|mous

pu|sil|lan|i|mous
pu|sil|lan|i|mous «PYOO suh LAN uh muhs», adjective.
cowardly; fainthearted; mean-spirited; timid: »

The pusillanimous man would not defend his own family…an indignity which no prince, how inconsiderable or pusillanimous soever, could tamely endure (Thomas W. Robertson). One cannot contemplate this pusillanimous conduct of Montezuma without mingled feelings of pity and contempt (William H. Prescott).

SYNONYM(S): timorous, spiritless.
[< Latin pusillanimis (with English -ous) < pusillus little + animus courageB>
pu´sil|lan´i|mous|ly, adverb.
pu´sil|lan´i|mous|ness, noun.

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  • pu´sil|lan´i|mous|ly — pu|sil|lan|i|mous «PYOO suh LAN uh muhs», adjective. cowardly; fainthearted; mean spirited; timid: »The pusillanimous man would not defend his own family…an indignity which no prince, how inconsiderable or pusillanimous soever, could tamely… …   Useful english dictionary

  • pu´sil|lan´i|mous|ness — pu|sil|lan|i|mous «PYOO suh LAN uh muhs», adjective. cowardly; fainthearted; mean spirited; timid: »The pusillanimous man would not defend his own family…an indignity which no prince, how inconsiderable or pusillanimous soever, could tamely… …   Useful english dictionary

  • pu·sil·lan·i·mous — …   Useful english dictionary

  • lan — lan·ac; lan·ark·ite; lan·ark·shire; lan·as; lan·cas·ter; lan·cas·te·ri·an; lan·ce·o·lar; lan·ce·o·late; lan·cet; lan·cet·ed; lan·cha; lan·chow; lan·ci·form; lan·ci·nate; lan·dau; lan·dau·let; lan·des·ite; lan·dol·phia; lan·dry s; lan·ga·ha;… …   English syllables

  • mous — ab·nor·mous; ag·a·mous; al·log·a·mous; al·mous; am·phi·des·mous; am·phid·ro·mous; am·phis·to·mous; anad·ro·mous; an·gi·o·sper·mous; an·isog·a·mous; anon·y·mous; an·ton·y·mous; apla·nog·a·mous; as·to·mous; athal·a·mous; au·mous; au·tog·a·mous;… …   English syllables

  • pusillanimous — pu·sil·lan·i·mous …   English syllables

  • pusillanimously — pu·sil·lan·i·mous·ly …   English syllables

  • pu — aca·pu; ace·to·pur·pu·rine; al·pu·jar·ra; am·pu·tate; am·pu·ta·tion; am·pu·ta·tor; am·pu·tee; an·thra·pur·pu·rin; ba·pu; bhoj·pu·ri; ca·pu·chin·ess; ca·pu·lin; car·i·pu·na; com·pu·ta·tion·al; com·pu·ta·tive; com·pu·ta·tor; com·pu·tus;… …   English syllables

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • ly — ly·so·genesis; ly·so·genetic; Ly·sol; ly·so·lecithin; ly·so·zyme; ly·syl; ly·thra·ce·ae; ly·thra·les; ly·thrum; mach·i·a·vel·li·an·ly; ma·chine·ly; mac·ro·ceph·a·ly; mad·ly; mag·i·cal·ly; mag·is·te·ri·al·ly; mag·is·tral·ly; mag·net·i·cal·ly;… …   English syllables

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