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pusillanimous

5 syllables
adjective
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As an adjective, pusillanimous means showing ignoble cowardice, or contemptible timidity.

Meanings of pusillanimous

2 meanings

adjective

  1. Showing ignoble cowardice, or contemptible timidity.

    “The soldier deserted his troop in a pusillanimous manner.”

  2. Lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful

    Similar: poor-spirited, unmanly

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Synonyms by meaning

adjective: lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; con…
poor-spiritedunmanly

Words that rhyme with pusillanimous

unanimousmagnanimous

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