'Pusillanimous' definitions:
Definition of 'pusillanimous'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful [syn: pusillanimous, poor- spirited, unmanly]
Definition of 'Pusillanimous'
From: GCIDE
- Pusillanimous \Pu`sil*lan"i*mous\, a. [L. pusillanimis; pusillus very little (dim. of pusus a little boy; cf. puer a boy, E. puerile) + animus the mind: cf. F. pusillanime. See Animosity.]
- 1. Destitute of a manly or courageous strength and firmness of mind; of weak spirit; mean-spirited; spiritless; cowardly; -- said of persons, as, a pusillanimous prince. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Evincing, or characterized by, weakness of mind, and want of courage; feeble; as, pusillanimous counsels. "A low and pusillanimous spirit." --Burke. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Cowardly; dastardly; mean-spirited; fainthearted; timid; weak; feeble. [1913 Webster]