Pusillanimous

Etymology
Derived from pusillus ("very small") + animus ("spirit")

Pronunciation

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Adjective

 * 1) Showing ignoble cowardice, or contemptible timidity
 * The soldier deserted his troop in a pusillanimous manner.
 * 1) * 1882 — Mark Twain, On the Decay of the Art of Lying.
 * Therefore, the wise thing is for us diligently to train ourselves to lie thoughtfully, judiciously; to lie with a good object, and not an evil one; to lie for others' advantage, and not our own; to lie healingly, charitably, humanely, not cruelly, hurtfully, maliciously; to lie gracefully and graciously, not awkwardly and clumsily; to lie firmly, frankly, squarely, with head erect, not haltingly, tortuously, with pusillanimous mien, as being ashamed of our high calling.

Related terms

 * pusillanimously
 * pusillanimousness

Translations

 * Finnish: pelkurimainen
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 * Russian:, малодушный
 * Spanish: pusilánime

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