Pu`sil*lan"i*mous (?), a. [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.
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