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   Lil·y-liv·ered

   /ˈlilē ˌlivərd/

   

   adjective

   • 1. weak and cowardly: "he hates lily-livered politicians and permissive judges"

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   What does lily livered mean?

   • Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus. Cowardly or fearful. I'm not surprised that Tom didn't come to the rally—he's too lily-livered to defend his beliefs in public. Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2022 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved. mod. cowardly. That lily-livered guy is up hiding under his bed till this blows over.

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   What does lily-livered mean?

   • The meaning of LILY-LIVERED is lacking courage : cowardly. How to use lily-livered in a sentence. Did you know?

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   What are the synonyms of lily-livered?

   • Synonyms of lily-livered. chicken, chicken-livered, chickenhearted, cowardly, craven, dastardly, gutless, milk-livered [archaic], poltroon, pusillanimous, recreant, spineless, unheroic, yellow.

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   How do you use lily-livered in a sentence?

   • Learn the words you need to communicate with confidence. He manfully rejects the lily-livered politesse of the snooty, educated classes who look down on him and his followers. He's a lily-livered lap-dog, and he whines. He's the lily-livered sort we're looking for. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web.

   LILY-LIVERED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   LILY-LIVERED definition | Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of lily-livered in English. lily-livered. adjective. literary us / ˌlɪl.iˈlɪv.ɚd / uk / ˌlɪl.iˈlɪv.əd / Add to word list. not brave. Synonyms. chicken child's word. cowardly disapproving. craven formal disapproving. fainthearted. pusillanimous formal. timid. timorous literary.

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   Lily-livered definition: weak or lacking in courage; cowardly; pusillanimous.. See examples of LILY-LIVERED used in a sentence.

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   The term “lily-livered” specifically refers to someone who lacks blood or courage – essentially suggesting they are weak-willed or cowardly. This expression has been used throughout history in literature and popular culture as a way to insult those who do not exhibit bravery or strength.

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   1. First recorded in 1595–1605; lily + liver 1 + -ed 3. Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024. British Dictionary definitions for lily-livered. lily-livered. adjective. cowardly; timid.

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   6 days ago · adjective. weak or lacking in courage; cowardly; pusillanimous. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Word origin. [ 1595–1605; lily + liver1 + -ed3] Examples of 'lily-livered' in a sentence. lily-livered.

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   Definitions of lily-livered. adjective. easily frightened. synonyms: chicken, chickenhearted, white-livered, yellow, yellow-bellied. cowardly, fearful. lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted.

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   Definition of lily-livered adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.