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pusillanimous
[ pyoo-suh-lan-uh-muhs ]
adjective
- lacking courage or resolution; cowardly; faint-hearted; timid.
Synonyms: , ,
- proceeding from or indicating a cowardly spirit.
pusillanimous
/ ËŒpjuËsɪləˈnɪmɪtɪ; ËŒpjuËsɪˈlænɪmÉ™s /
adjective
- characterized by a lack of courage or determination
Derived Forms
- pusillanimity, noun
- ËŒ±è³Ü²õ¾±±ôˈ±ô²¹²Ô¾±³¾´Ç³Ü²õ±ô²â, adverb
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- ±è³Üî€È´¾±±ô·±ô²¹²Ôi·³¾´Ç³Ü²õ·±ô²â adverb
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of pusillanimous1
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of pusillanimous1
Example Sentences
Columbia University, through a thoroughly pusillanimous capitulation to a multimillion-dollar threat from the Trump administration, has put that conviction in the grave.
"It’s an unfortunate lost opportunity that speaks to the pusillanimous nature of Hollywood these days."
The vice president had a reputation for being President Nixon’s attack dog and skewering political opponents as “nattering nabobs of negativism,†“vicars of vacillation†and “pusillanimous pussyfooters.â€
Donald Trump is that man; a power-craving hunter-gatherer con artist out to stake his claim as a modern-day potentate while imbued with the pusillanimous power of a puff pastry.
This is a remarkably pusillanimous way of framing the case.
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