Word of the Day: PUSILLANIMOUS
Very small in spirit
pusillanimous (adj) - overly timid or cowardly; fearful or frightened [pyoo-suh-lan-uh-muhs]
BREAKDOWN: PUSILL- (weak, small) + ANIM- (spirit) + -OUS (full of)
pusillanimity is the state or quality of lacking courage or resolve; cowardice
See also: equanimity, unanimity
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“Timid and cowardly soldiers cause the loss of a nation's independence; but pusillanimous magistrates destroy the empire of the laws, the rights of the throne, and even social order itself.” —Napoleon Bonaparte
