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Definition of Pusillanimous
1. Adjective. Lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful.
Similar to: Cowardly, Fearful
Derivative terms: Pusillanimity, Pusillanimousness, Unmanliness
Definition of Pusillanimous
1. a. Destitute of a manly or courageous strength and firmness of mind; of weak spirit; mean- spirited; spiritless; cowardly; -- said of persons, as, a pusillanimous prince.
Definition of Pusillanimous
1. Adjective. Showing ignoble cowardice, or contemptible timidity ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pusillanimous
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pusillanimous
Literary usage of Pusillanimous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1843)
"Chosroes was a prince of a puny stature, and a pusillanimous spirit. Unequal to
the fatigues of war, averse to the society of mankind, he withdrew from his ..."
2. The Constitutional History of England, from the Accession of Henry VII. to by Henry Hallam (1855)
"... Solicitation of French Money — His Faults as a Minister—His pusillanimous
Flight — And consequent Banishment — Cabal Ministry — Scheme of Comprehension ..."
3. The constitutional history of England from the accession of Henry vii. to by Henry Hallam (1884)
"... Some Articles of it not unfounded — Illegal Imprisonments — Sale of Dunkirk —
Solicitation of French Money — His Faults as a Minister— His pusillanimous ..."
4. The Constitutional History of England, from the Accession of Henry VII. to by Henry Hallam (1862)
"... of French Money—His Faults as a Minister — His pusillanimous Flight — And
consequent Banishment— Cabal Ministry — Scheme of Comprehension and Indulgence ..."
5. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. by Edward Gibbon (1821)
"The enervated soldiers abandoned their own, and the public, defence; and their
pusillanimous indolence may be considered as the immediate ..."
6. The Lives of the Saints by Sabine Baring-Gould (1877)
"It was not merely the pusillanimous dread of encountering the trials of life
which urged the humbler spirits to seek a safe retirement ; or the natural love ..."
7. The Life and Correspondence of Rufus King: Comprising His Letters, Private by Rufus King (1895)
"... Loring—Captain Phillips's Conduct pusillanimous— Troup—Summary of American
Affairs—King to the President—Weakness of continental Governments—Firmness of ..."
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