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milk-liv|ered — «MIHLK LIHV uhrd», adjective. cowardly; white livered: »Milk liver d man! That bear st a cheek for blows (Shakespeare) … Useful english dictionary
White-livered — White liv ered, a. Having a pale look; feeble; hence, cowardly; pusillanimous; dastardly. Syn: lily livered. [1913 Webster] They must not be milksops, nor white livered knights. Latimer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lily-livered — Lil y liv ered (l[i^]l [y^] l[i^]v [ e]rd), a. White livered; cowardly. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Livered — Liv ered (l[i^]v [ e]rd), a. Having (such) a liver; used in composition; as, white livered. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Milk-livered — Milk liv ered, a. White livered; cowardly; timorous. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
