lily-livered

adjective
UK: /ˌlɪliˈlɪvəd/
US: /ˌlɪliˈlɪvərd/

  1. Lacking courage; cowardly.

    1. He is too lily-livered to fight.
    2. The lily-livered politician refused to take a stand on the controversial issue.

Synonyms

cowardly timid spineless

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The phonetic transcription of "lily-livered" is /ˌlɪliˈlɪvəd/ in British English and /ˌlɪliˈlɪvərd/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "lily-livered": cowardly, timid, spineless.

Example usage of "lily-livered": "He is too lily-livered to fight.". More examples on the page.