lily-livered

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishlily-liveredlily-liv‧ered /ˌlɪli ˈlɪvəd◂ $ -ərd◂/ adjective old-fashioned FRIGHTENEDlacking courage SYN cowardlyExamples from the Corpuslily-livered• The Government are still lily-livered in that respect.• Because no one hearing his name thinks this Government is run by a bunch of lily-livered limousine-liberals.• Not a city for the lily-livered or faint-hearted.

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