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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
pusillanimous /ˌpjuːsɪˈlanɪməs/

▶adjective lacking courage or determination; timid.

– derivatives
pusillanimity /-ləˈnɪmɪti/ noun,
pusillanimously adverb.

– origin ME: from eccles. L. pusillanimis, from pusillus ‘very small’ + animus ‘mind’, + -ous.

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