Milk-livered
Milk-livered adjective - Having or showing a shameful lack of courage.
Usage example: vented his spleen at those milk-livered men who refused to fight for king and country
Weak and milk-livered are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Weak" instead an adjective phrase "Milk-livered".
Weak
Weak adjective - Lacking bodily strength.
Milk-livered and weak are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Milk-livered" instead an adjective "Weak".
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