English-Thai Dictionary

pusillanimous

ADJ ขี้ขลาด  cowardly fainthearted timid ke-kad

 

pusillanimously

ADV อย่าง ขี้ขลาด ตาขาว  อย่างใจ ไม่ เข้มแข็ง 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PUSILLANIMOUS

a. 1. Destitute of that strength and firmness of mind which constitute courage, bravery and fortitude; being of weak courage; mean spirited; cowardly; applied to persons; as a pusillanimous prince.
2. Proceeding from weakness of mind or want of courage; feeble; as pusillanimous counsels.

 

PUSILLANIMOUSLY

adv. With want of courage.

 

PUSILLANIMOUSNESS

n.Pusillanimity; want of courage.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

 

PUSILLANIMOUSLY

PUSILLANIMOUSLY Pu `sil *lan "i *mous *ly, adv.

 

Defn: With pusillanimity.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

pusillanimous

pu sil lan i mous |ˌpyo͞osəˈlanəməs ˈˌpjusəˈlænəməs | ▶adjective showing a lack of courage or determination; timid. DERIVATIVES pu sil la nim i ty |-ləˈnimətē |noun, pu sil lan i mous ly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from ecclesiastical Latin pusillanimis (translating Greek olugopsukhos ), from pusillus ‘very small ’ + animus ‘mind, ’ + -ous .

 

Oxford Dictionary

pusillanimous

pusillanimous |ˌpjuːsɪˈlanɪməs | ▶adjective showing a lack of courage or determination; timid. DERIVATIVES pusillanimity |-ləˈnɪmɪti |noun, pusillanimously adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from ecclesiastical Latin pusillanimis (translating Greek olugopsukhos ), from pusillus ‘very small ’ + animus ‘mind ’, + -ous .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

pusillanimous

pusillanimous adjective with the tough issues facing this city, the last thing we need is another pusillanimous mayor: timid, timorous, cowardly, fearful, faint-hearted, lily-livered, spineless, craven, shrinking; informal chicken, gutless, wimpy, wimpish, sissy, yellow, yellow-bellied. ANTONYMS brave.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

pusillanimous

pusillanimous adjective the President's increasingly pusillanimous stance on social issues. See cowardly.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

pusillanimous

pu sil lan i mous /pjùːsɪlǽnɪməs /形容詞 ｟かたく 通例非難して ｠臆病な, 気の弱い ; 臆病さから出た .