Pusillanimous Definition

pyo͝osə-lănə-məs
adjective
Timid, cowardly, or irresolute; fainthearted.
Webster's New World
Proceeding from or showing a lack of courage.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Pusillanimous

  • Middle English pusillanimus from Late Latin pusillanimis Latin pusillus weak diminutive of pullus young of an animal pau-1 in Indo-European roots animus reason, mind anə- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Derived from Latin pusillus (“very small") + animus (“spirit").

    From Wiktionary

Pusillanimous Sentence Examples

  • A strong sense of duty, genuine piety, and a cautious but by no means pusillanimous common-sense coloured every action of his patient, laborious and eventful life.

  • But it is also an example of the pusillanimous nature of contemporary political argument.

  • A late and dubious tradition asserts that the family name became so discredited owing to the pusillanimous conduct of John and Edward Baliol that it was abandoned by its owners in favour of the form Baillie.

  • Forever is a pusillanimous way of saying as long as I live.

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