Category:Pusillanimous

Pu`sil*lan"i*mous, a. Etym: [l. pusillannimis; pusillus very little (dim. of pusus a little boy; cf. puer a boy, e. puerile) + animus the Mind: cf. F. pusillanime. See animosity.]

1. Destitute of a manly or courageous strength and firmness of mind; Of weak spirit; mean-spirited; spiritless; cowardly; -- said of Persons, as, a pussillanimous prince.

2. Evincing, or characterized by, weakness of mind, and want of Courage; feeble; as, pusillanimous counsels. "a low and pusillanimous Spirit." Burke.

Syn. -- cowardly; dastardly; mean-spirited; fainthearted; timid; weak; Feeble.