pusillanimous

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During market maelstroms, pusillanimous pundits note that the Cboe Volatility Index, or VIX, has spiked higher as if it’s a harbinger of the apocalypse.

From Barron's • Oct. 15, 2025

"I do think it’s an unfortunate lost opportunity that speaks to the pusillanimous nature of Hollywood these days," Dr. Michael E. Mann, a climatologist at the University of Pennsylvania, said.

From Salon • Jul. 22, 2024

This is a remarkably pusillanimous way of framing the case.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2022

Edward Vernon — after whom the Washington family home, Mount Vernon, would be named — and the incompetent, pusillanimous Gen. Thomas Wentworth.

From Washington Post • Nov. 8, 2021

She almost feels sorry for him, the pusillanimous wretch.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline