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Pusillanimous

//ˌpjuːsɪlˈænɪməs// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Showing ignoble cowardice, or contemptible timidity.

    "The soldier deserted his troop in a pusillanimous manner."

Adjective
  1. 1
    lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful wordnet

Etymology

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

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