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pusillanimously
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pusillanimously
Pusillanimously \Pu`sil*lan"i*mous*ly\ (p[=u]`s[i^]l*l[a^]n"[i^]*m[u^]s*l[y^]), adv. With pusillanimity.
Wiktionary
pusillanimously
adv. In a pusillanimous manner
WordNet
pusillanimously
adv. with a lack of courage and determination; "simperingly, the accused begged for mercy" [syn: simperingly]
Usage examples of "pusillanimously".
His mistress too, the fair Agnes Sorel, who lived in entire amity with the queen, seconded all her remonstrances, and threatened that, if he thus pusillanimously threw away the sceptre of France, she would seek in the court of England a fortune more correspondent to her wishes.
He once more abandoned the provinces, recalled the troops, pressed the new levies, which were rigorously exacted, and pusillanimously eluded.