🔤 Pusillanimous (Adjective)

IPA: //ˌpjuːsɪˈlænɪməs//

✨ Use pusillanimous when "cowardly" just doesn’t feel strong or formal enough.

🧠 Meaning

Lacking courage or determination; timid or cowardly.

✍️ Example Sentences

🔹 His pusillanimous refusal to speak up during the meeting disappointed the entire team.

🔹 Don’t be pusillanimous—stand up for what you believe in.

📜 Word Origin

From Latin pusillus (very small) + animus (spirit), literally meaning “small-minded” or “little spirit.”

💡 Did You Know?

Though rarely used in casual speech, pusillanimous is a powerful word to call out cowardice—especially of the intellectual or moral kind.

🏷️ Related Words

#timid #spineless #fainthearted #cowardly #gutless #craven

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