white-livered
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white-liv·ered
(wīt′lĭv′ərd, hwīt′-)adj.
Cowardly.
[From the notion that a deficiency of bile caused a pale liver and lack of vigor or courage.]
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white-livered
adj
1. lacking in spirit or courage
2. pallid and unhealthy in appearance
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Adj. | 1. | white-livered - easily frightened colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech |
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