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Webster 1913 Edition


White-livered

White′-livˊered

,
Adj.
Having a pale look; feeble; hence, cowardly; pusillanimous; dastardly.

Syn. – lily-livered.
They must not be milksops, nor
white-livered
knights.
Latimer.

Webster 1828 Edition


White-livered

WHITE-LIVERED

,
Adj.
[white and liver.]
1.
Having a pale look; feeble; cowardly.
2.
Envious; malicious.

Definition 2024


white-livered

white-livered

See also: white livered

English

Adjective

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

  1. Archaic form of lily-livered.