lily-livered

Example Sentences

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Of course, Paxton isn't just a standout when it comes to being lily-livered.

From Salon • Sep. 27, 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 genre, notorious in the past for its domineering heroes and lily-livered heroines, “really did evolve” over time.

From The Guardian • Jan. 30, 2020

And I haven’t even mentioned Michael Russotto, who plays a lily-livered, easily seduced investor who has eyes only for his payout.

From Washington Post • Apr. 15, 2019

“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