adj. Lacking courage; cowardly. [Middle English pusillanimus, from Late Latin pusillanimis : Latin pusillus, weak, diminutive of pullus, young of an animal; see pau-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + animus, reason, mind; see anə- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] pu′sil·lani·mous·ly adv. |
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