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Pusillanimously

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pu·sil·lan·i·mous  (pys-ln-ms)
adj.
Lacking courage; cowardly.
[Middle English pusillanimus, from Late Latin pusillanimis : Latin pusillus, weak, diminutive of pullus, young of an animal; see pau-1 in Indo-European roots + animus, reason, mind; see an- in Indo-European roots.]
pusil·lani·mous·ly adv.
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Adv.1.pusillanimously - with a lack of courage and determination; "simperingly, the accused begged for mercy"
simperingly
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