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Synonyms & Antonyms of lily-livered
- the pacifist was mistakenly accused of being a lily-livered coward
Synonyms for lily-livered
- chicken,
- chicken-livered,
- chickenhearted,
- cowardly,
- craven,
- dastardly,
- gutless,
- milk-livered
- [archaic],
- poltroon,
- pusillanimous,
- recreant,
- spineless,
- unheroic,
- yellow
Words Related to lily-livered
Near Antonyms for lily-livered
Antonyms for lily-livered
- brave,
- courageous,
- daring,
- dauntless,
- doughty,
- fearless,
- gallant,
- greathearted,
- gutsy,
- hardy,
- heroic
- (also heroical),
- intrepid,
- lionhearted,
- stalwart,
- stout,
- stouthearted,
- valiant,
- valorous
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“Lily-livered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lily-livered. Accessed 19 May. 2022.
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The first known use of lily-livered was in 1605
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