pigeon-livered
[ pij-uh n-liv-erd ]
/ ˈpɪdʒ ənˈlɪv ərd /
adjective
meek-tempered; spiritless; mild.
Origin of pigeon-livered
First recorded in 1595–1605
Words nearby pigeon-livered
pigeon milk,
pigeon pea,
pigeon pox,
pigeon timer,
pigeon-hearted,
pigeon-livered,
pigeon-toed,
pigeonhole,
pigeonite,
pigeonwing,
pigface
Example sentences from the Web for pigeon-livered
Then he wondered if he had not grown spiritless and pigeon-livered in his solitude and loneliness.
Mr. Jack Hamlin's Mediation and Other Stories |Bret Harte