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   pu·sil·lan·i·mous

   /ˌpyo͞osəˈlanəməs/

   adjective

   • 1. showing a lack of courage or determination; timid.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from ecclesiastical Latin pusillanimis (translating Greek oligopsukhos), from pusillus ‘very small’ + animus ‘mind’, + -ous.

   Derivatives

   • 1. pusillanimously adverb

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