cold-livered

Language: en

1.
BritishAmericanhistoricalarchaicliterarydated
- Cowardly; lacking courage or resolve.
2.
generalhistoricalarchivalhistorical
- Originally based on humoral or folkloric notions (literally 'having a cold liver'); used historically to describe a person deemed faint-hearted or timid.

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