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Pusillanimity

Pusillanimity Meaning & Definition
Pusillanimity Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pusillanimity?

[n] contemptible fearfulness

Synonyms | Synonyms for Pusillanimity: pusillanimousness

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See Also | fearfulness | poltroonery

Pusillanimity In Webster's Dictionary

\Pu`sil*la*nim"i*ty\, n. [L. pusillanimitas: cf. F. pusillanimit['e].] 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.

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