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Friday, October 16, 2015

pu·sil·lan·i·mous


ˌpyo͞osəˈlanəməs/
adjective
adjective: pusillanimous

showing a lack of courage or determination; timid.
synonyms: timid, timorous, cowardly, fearful, faint-hearted, lily-livered, spineless, craven, shrinking; More
informalchicken, gutless, wimpy, wimpish, sissy, yellow, yellow-bellied
"with the tough issues facing this city, the last thing we need is another pusillanimous mayor"
antonyms: brave

Origin
late Middle English: from ecclesiastical Latin pusillanimis (translating Greek olugopsukhos ), from pusillus ‘very small’ + animus ‘mind,’ + -ous.
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PUSILLANIMOUS A better word than 'Chicken Shits'- which is bad form.