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pusillanimous

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  1. cowardly              
 
pu.sil.lan.i.mous \.pyu:-s*-'lan-*-m*s also .pyu:-z*-\ aj [LL pusillanimis, 
   fr. L pusillus very small (dim. of pusus sm]all child) + animus soul; akin 
   to L puer child - more at PUERILE, ANIMATE : lacking courage and resolution 
   : marked by contemptible timidity  - pu.sil.lan.i.mous.ly av