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lily-livered

 
Dictionary: lil·y-liv·ered   (lĭl'ē-lĭv'ərd)
adj.
Cowardly; timid.

[From LILY, pale, bloodless.]


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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: (informal) easily frightened
  Synonyms: chicken, chickenhearted, white-livered, yellow, yellow-bellied


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - fej, krysteragtig

Nederlands (Dutch)
laf

Français (French)
adj. - poltron

Deutsch (German)
adj. - feige

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - δειλός, κιοτής

Italiano (Italian)
vigliacco

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - covarde

Русский (Russian)
трусливый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - cobarde, miedoso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - feg

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
胆怯的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 膽怯的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 소심한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 臆病な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) جبان‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מוג-לב, פחדן‬


 
 
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