pusillanimousadjective
uk/ˌpjuː.sɪˈlæn.ɪ.məs/us/ˌpjuː.sɪˈlæn.ə.məs/formalweak and cowardly (= not brave); frightened of taking risks:
He's too pusillanimous to stand up to his opponents.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Cowardly
- bottle
- bottle out
- chicken
- chicken out
- chickenshit
- coward
- craven
- fainthearted
- gutless
- lily-livered
- spineless
- timid
- timorous
- weak-kneed
- wimp
- wimp out
- yellow
pusillanimity
noun [ U ] uk/ˌpjuː.sɪ.ləˈnɪm.ə.ti/us/ˌpjuː.sɪ.ləˈnɪm.ə.t̬i/
pusillanimously
adverb uk/ˌpjuː.sɪˈlæn.ɪ.məs.li/us/ˌpjuː.sɪˈlæn.ə.məs.li/