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The quality of being pusillanimous; weakness of spirit; cowardliness.

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  1. n. The quality of being pusillanimous; weakness of spirit; cowardliness.
  2. n. contemptible fearfulness
  3. The quality of being pusillanimous; weakness of spirit; cowardliness. The badge of pusillanimity and cowardice. Shak. It is obvious to distinguished between an act of . . . pusillanimity and an act of great modesty or humility. South. Syn. -- Cowardliness; cowardice; fear; timidity.
  4. The quality of being pusillanimous; weakness of spirit;cowardliness.The badge of pusillanimity and cowardice. Shak.It is obvious to distinguished between an act of . . . pusillanimityand an act of great modesty or humility. South.
  5. n. contemptible fearfulness