- lily-livered adj
- ['lɪlɪˌlɪvəd]
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lily-livered adj
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lily-livered — [lil′ē liv΄ərd] adj. [first recorded in Shakespeare s Macbeth, V, iii] cowardly; timid … English World dictionary
lily-livered — lily liv|ered [ˌlıli ˈlıvəd US ərd] adj old fashioned lacking courage … Dictionary of contemporary English
lily livered — adj. cowardly, fearful, lacking courage … English contemporary dictionary
lily-livered — adj cowardly, coward, pusillanimous, Sl. yellow bellied; uncourageous, unvaliant, unvalor ous, unheroic, ungallant; unintrepid, undaring, Inf. spunkless; timid, timorous, unable to say boo to a goose, afraid, afraid of one s own shadow, fearful,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
lily-livered — /lil ee liv euhrd/, adj. weak or lacking in courage; cowardly; pusillanimous. [1595 1605; LILY + LIVER1 + ED3] * * * … Universalium
lily-livered — lil′y liv ered adj. weak or lacking in courage; cowardly … From formal English to slang
lily — n. (pl. ies) 1 a any bulbous plant of the genus Lilium with large trumpet shaped often spotted flowers on a tall slender stem, e.g. the madonna lily and tiger lily. b any of several other plants of the family Liliaceae with similar flowers, e.g.… … Useful english dictionary
milk-livered — adj cowardly, pusillanimous, poltroon, caitiff; weak kneed, Sl. chicken, Sl. gutless, skittish; faint hearted, chicken hearted, lily livered, chicken livered, Inf. mousy; sniveling, cringing, skulking, quailing, cowering; timid, timorous, shy,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
white-livered — /hwuyt liv euhrd, wuyt /, adj. 1. lacking courage; cowardly; lily livered. 2. lacking in vitality or spirit; pale; unhealthy. [1540 50] * * * … Universalium
cowardly — adj craven, poltroon, dastardly, base, recreant, Archaic. niddering, Archaic. caitiff; pusillanimous, timorous, timid, fearful, afraid, frightened, afraid of one s shadow, not having the heart, unmanly, faint hearted, lily livered, white livered … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
craven — adj 1. cowardly, poltroon, dastardly, base, recreant, Archaic. niddering, Archaic. caitiff; pusillanimous, timorous, timid, fearful, afraid, frightened, afraid of one s shadow, faint hearted, lily livered, white livered, Inf. chicken hearted, Inf … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
