pusill- +

(Latin: very weak, little, very small)

pusillanimity (pyoo" s'l uh NIM uh tee)

1. Timidity; cowardliness; faint-hearted.
2. A lack of firmness and strength of mind which constitutes courage or fortitude.
3. Weakness of spirit; cowardliness.
4. Proceeding from or showing a lack of courage.
5. A feebleness of mind which shrinks from trifling or imaginary dangers.

pusillanimous (pyoo" s'l AN uh muhs)

1. Lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; cowardly; faint-hearted; timid.
2. Showing a contemptible lack of boldness and resolve.
3. Proceeding from or indicating a cowardly spirit.
4. Etymology: from Latin pusillus, "very small" and animus, "mind".

pusillanimously

1. With a lack of courage and determination. 2. Timorous, fearful, frightened; cowardly.

pusillanimousness

The state or condition of being pusillanimous; timidity; cowardliness.

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