white-livered
white-livered · more white-livered · most white-livered
Lily-livered; cowardlyLily-livered; cowardly.
Meaning
3 senses(archaic)Lily-livered; cowardly.
(archaic)Malicious.
(archaic)Having a pale look, once thought to be caused by a white liver.
More definitions
- easily frightened
Forms
more white-livered, most white-livered| Comparative | more white-livered Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most white-livered Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- easily frightened:chickenchickenheartedlily-liveredyellowyellow-bellied
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form