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pusillanimous
cowardly, faint-hearted; timid
Boxing is not a sport for the pusillanimous and those who still have a functioning brain.
Related English word: pusillanimity (cowardliness; timidity)
Latin root words: pusillus,
pusilla, pusillum - tiny, puny; animus, animi, m. - mind;
spirit; courage |