Random Word Fun: Pussillanimous

First random word post!  The word is 'pussillanimous.'  I love this word. It's such a great insult and just really fun to say.  The word means 'showing a lack of courage or determination; timid.'  It's a late Middle English word originating from the Latin word 'pussillanimis.' Root words: 'pussilus' (meaning: very small, little) and 'animus' (meaning: mind, spirit, courage (and variations thereof)) with the English '-ous' ending added to it.  The Greek equivilent is: 'olugopsukhos.'

Synonyms of pussillanimous  are: timid, timorous, cowardly, fearful, faint-hearted, lily-livered, spineless, craven, etc.

Our English form of the word dates to about the early 15c. Unfortunately, this is not a word you hear/see used very often anymore.