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pusillanimity

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13 lettersPronunciation /pjuːsɪləˈnɪmɪti/Part of speech nounSorted aiiillmnpstuyStarts with PEnds with Y0 clues
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Definitions

  1. contemptible fearfulness

Word origin

From pusillanim(ous) + -ity, from Middle French pusillanimité, from the ecclesiastical Latin pusillanimis, from pusillus (puny) + animus (spirit) + -ous. A translation of the Greek ὀλιγόψυχος (oligópsukhos, “faint-hearted”).

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  • their hectorings against an absent enemy, and their pusillanimity on his approach

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