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Definition pusillanimosity in American English

pusillanimosity noun

noun
1

a combination of pusillanimousness and animosity, coined by the journalist William Safire

Example

That poses a question: Was this a case of one man talking tough, giving an excuse for French pusillanimosity - or did the French Government really tell the U.S. before the raid that our plan was too limited and restrained to solve the Libyan problem?

Definition pusillanimosity in American English