pusillanimous

Adjective Satellite

lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful

Adj

Showing ignoble cowardice, or contemptible timidity.

Examples

The soldier deserted his troop in a pusillanimous manner.

Origin / Etymology

Derived from Latin pusillanimis (“faint-hearted, timid”) + -ous.

Synonyms

poor-spirited, unmanly

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