PUSILLANIMITY

pusillanimity. Pusillanimity, n. cowardice, meanness of spirit

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Pu′sil‐la‐nim″i‐ty (?), n. [[L. pusillanimitas: cf. F. pusillanimité.]] The quality of being pusillanimous; weakness of spirit; cowardliness. The badge of pusillanimity and cowardice. Shak. It is obvious to distinguished between an act of . . . pusillanimity and an act of great modesty or humility. South. Syn. — Cowardliness; cowardice; fear; timidity.