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lily-livered

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lily-livered (literary)

not brave. I've never seen such a lily-livered bunch of wimps in my life!

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LAPD Chief Bratton and his elite staff are certainly ahead of the curve by seeking law lengthening prison sentences for lily-livered convicted robbers who wear a mask in a crime.

PUBLIC FORUM by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)

Carney: He isn't like most lily-livered [cowardly] officers.

Black soldiers in the Civil War: in 1863, black soldiers of the 54th ... by McCollum, Sean / Junior Scholastic

It's one thing to bash the lily-livered liberals in Washington.

Dark days for Democrats. (The Word from Washington) by Conniff, Ruth / The Progressive

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