lily-livered
Example Sentences
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He won't be so hobbled by his lily-livered inability to give a direct order next time, because, frankly, he won't have to.
From Salon • Feb. 1, 2022
If that happens, they can point to their lily-livered observations and say, “See, we knew it all along.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2021
The lily-livered had best stay at home, because an evening with Lydia Lunch isn’t a performance; it’s an exorcism.
From New York Times • Sep. 15, 2016
In no fewer than eight attempts to emerge from assorted divisions through these steely end-of-season tests of nerve and resolve, the Lilywhites have proved decidedly lily-livered, having failed to achieve promotion a single time.
From The Guardian • May 24, 2013
“Be quiet, you lily-livered Mellower!” said Mrs. Horsepool- Worthingham, using her special voice.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
