What is the Latin word for pusillanimously?

The usual Latin words for “pusillanimously” are dēmittō, frangō, abiciō; also timidus, humilis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“pusillanimously” in Latin

dēmittōto send or bring down, cause to hang or fall down; drop, flow, shed, sag, let fall; to sink, lower, put down; to cast do frangōto break, shatter; to break, shatter (a promise, a treaty, someone's ideas (dreams, projects), someone's spirit); to bre abiciōto throw or hurl down or away, cast or push away or aside; to give up, abandon; expose; discard; to humble, degrade, red timidusfearful, afraid, apprehensive, timid; cowardly humilislow, lowly, small, slight; shallow; base, mean, humble, obscure, poor, needy, insignificant, low; short, not tall (of ph

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

pusillanimously

animo abjecto, demisso, fracto; demisse; abjecte; timide; humiliter (Cic.).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for pusillanimously?: The usual Latin words for “pusillanimously” are dēmittō, frangō, abiciō; also timidus, humilis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.