pusillanimous
pusillanimous · more pusillanimous · most pusillanimous
трусливый, малодушный
feige, kleinmütig
Showing ignoble cowardice, or contemptible timidityShowing ignoble cowardice, or contemptible timidity.
/ˌpjuːsɪlˈænɪməs/
Meaning
1 sensesShowing ignoble cowardice, or contemptible timidity.
The soldier deserted his troop in a pusillanimous manner.
feige, kleinmütig
трусли́выйtruslívyj, малодушныйmalodušnyj
More definitions
- lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful
Translations
8 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
showing cowardice:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
showing cowardice:
Origin
Derived from Latin pusillanimis (“faint-hearted, timid”) + -ous.Derived from Latin pusillanimis (“faint-hearted, timid”) + -ous.
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Forms
more pusillanimous, most pusillanimous| Comparative | more pusillanimous Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most pusillanimous Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful:poor-spiritedunmanly
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form