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lily-livered Definition

lily-livered (lil′ē liv′ərd)

adjective

cowardly; timid

Etymology: first recorded in Shakespeare's Macbeth, V, iii

lily-livered Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • liberal: Today, we lily-livered liberals recoil in horror at the thought of such interference in other people's personal lives.

Browse dictionary entries near lily-livered

  1. ‹ lily
  2. ‹ lilt
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  4. ‹ Lilliputian
  5. ‹ Lilliput
  6. ‹ Lillian
  7. ‹ Lille
  8. ‹ Liliuokalani
  9. ‹ Lilith
  10. ‹ lilied
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