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About Me
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Disclosure edit
I am an alumnus of The Pennsylvania State University.
Articles edit
Here are the articles that I have created§ or improved† on Wikipedia.
Defintion edit
For reference, here is the Wiktionary[1] definition of Pusillanimous:
Adjective edit
- Showing ignoble cowardice, or contemptible timidity
- The soldier deserted his troop in a pusillanimous manner.
- 1882 — Mark Twain, On the Decay of the Art of Lying [2].
- Therefore, the wise thing is for us diligently to train ourselves to lie thoughtfully, judiciously; to lie with a good object, and not an evil one; to lie for others' advantage, and not our own; to lie healingly, charitably, humanely, not cruelly, hurtfully, maliciously; to lie gracefully and graciously, not awkwardly and clumsily; to lie firmly, frankly, squarely, with head erect, not haltingly, tortuously, with pusillanimous mien, as being ashamed of our high calling.