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lily-livered

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lil·y-liv·ered (ll-lvrd)
adj.
Cowardly; timid.
[From lily, pale, bloodless.]
lily-livered
Adjective
Old-fashioned cowardly
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.lily-liveredlily-livered - easily frightened                    
chicken, chickenhearted, white-livered, yellow-bellied, yellow
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
cowardly, fearful - lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley


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