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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

white-livered

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.91 in modern English

Syllables
white-liv-ered
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lily-livered; cowardly.

Archaic

adj

Malicious.

Archaic

adj

Having a pale look, once thought to be caused by a white liver.

Archaic

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

more white-livered (comparative) most white-livered (superlative)

Synonyms

chicken chickenhearted lily-livered yellow yellow-bellied

Questions

What does white-livered mean?
Lily-livered; cowardly.

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