From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishlily-liveredlily-liv‧ered /ˌlɪli ˈlɪvəd◂ $ -ərd◂/ adjective old-fashioned FRIGHTENEDlacking courage SYN cowardly
Examples from the Corpus
lily-livered• The Government are still lily-livered in that respect.• Because no one hearing his name thinks this Government is run by a bunch of lily-livered limousine-liberals.• Not a city for the lily-livered or faint-hearted. 