pusillanimous
Cross references: 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