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
"It’s an unfortunate lost opportunity that speaks to the pusillanimous nature of Hollywood these days."
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
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