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lily-livered

/ˌlɪli ˈlɪvəd/adjective

उच्चारण लिली लिवड

डरपोक, कायर

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adjective
  1. 1

    old-fashioned

    lacking courage; cowardly

    डरपोक, कायर

    • Only a lily-livered leader would run from such a small problem.
    • He was too lily-livered to admit his mistake.

    Synonyms cowardly spineless faint-hearted craven

    Opposite brave courageous fearless

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

cowardly spineless faint-hearted craven

Antonyms

brave courageous fearless

§Grammar and usage

Usage: The idea comes from the old belief that a pale, bloodless liver was the sign of a coward.

Usage: यह शब्द इस पुरानी मान्यता से आया है कि कायर व्यक्ति का liver पीला और खून रहित होता है।