white-livered

[ hwahyt-liv-erd, wahyt- ]

/ ˈʰwaɪtˈlɪv ərd, ˈwaɪt- /

adjective

lacking courage; cowardly; lily-livered.

lacking in vitality or spirit; pale; unhealthy.

Origin of white-livered

First recorded in 1540–50

Words nearby white-livered

whiteline, white line of anal canal, white-lipped peccary, white liquor, whitelist, white-livered, white lung, whitely, white magic, white mahogany, Whiteman

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Example sentences from the Web for white-livered

The one twit him with being a white-livered coward, the other consider him to be either a sneak or a "deep fellow."
A Plea for the Criminal|James Leslie Allan Kayll
Don't thee be white-livered, Emily, or say owt for which you'll be sorry afterwards.
The Day of Judgment|Joseph Hocking
He was a white-livered old swine, but a good sailor-man—as far as any man who says 'Ja' for 'Yes' goes.
The Call Of The South|Louis Becke
Your father and me's had a difference, all along of that clerk of his, Jeremiah, Mrs. Pamflett's white-livered son.
Miser Farebrother, Volume I (of 3)|Benjamin Leopold Farjeon

Then, by thunder, you white-livered beachcomber, a rope will touch you till you're flayed.
The Vision Spendid|William MacLeod Raine

British Dictionary definitions for white-livered

white-livered

adjective

lacking in spirit or courage

pallid and unhealthy in appearance

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单词	white-livered
释义	white-livered [ hwahyt-liv-erd, wahyt- ] / ˈʰwaɪtˈlɪv ərd, ˈwaɪt- / adjective lacking courage; cowardly; lily-livered. lacking in vitality or spirit; pale; unhealthy. Origin of white-livered First recorded in 1540–50 Words nearby white-livered whiteline, white line of anal canal, white-lipped peccary, white liquor, whitelist, white-livered, white lung, whitely, white magic, white mahogany, Whiteman Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for white-livered The one twit him with being a white-livered coward, the other consider him to be either a sneak or a "deep fellow." A Plea for the Criminal\|James Leslie Allan Kayll Don't thee be white-livered, Emily, or say owt for which you'll be sorry afterwards. The Day of Judgment\|Joseph Hocking He was a white-livered old swine, but a good sailor-man—as far as any man who says 'Ja' for 'Yes' goes. The Call Of The South\|Louis Becke Your father and me's had a difference, all along of that clerk of his, Jeremiah, Mrs. Pamflett's white-livered son. Miser Farebrother, Volume I (of 3)\|Benjamin Leopold Farjeon Then, by thunder, you white-livered beachcomber, a rope will touch you till you're flayed. The Vision Spendid\|William MacLeod Raine British Dictionary definitions for white-livered white-livered adjective lacking in spirit or courage pallid and unhealthy in appearance Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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