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Wordnet 3.0

ADVERB (1)

1. with a lack of courage and determination;
- Example: "simperingly, the accused begged for mercy"
[syn: pusillanimously, simperingly]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Pusillanimously \Pu`sil*lan"i*mous*ly\ (p[=u]`s[i^]l*l[a^]n"[i^]*m[u^]s*l[y^]), adv. With pusillanimity. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

pusillanimously adv 1: with a lack of courage and determination; "simperingly, the accused begged for mercy" [syn: pusillanimously, simperingly]