This week's theme
Words coined after flowers

This week's words
lotus-eater
primrose path
lily-livered
sub rosa
amaranthine

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A.Word.A.Day

PRONUNCIATION:

(LIL-ee-LIV-uhrd)

MEANING:

adjective: Cowardly or timid.

ETYMOLOGY:

In earlier times, the liver was considered to be the seat of courage. Hence, a white liver, lacking blood or bile, indicated lack of courage. Earliest documented use: 1616.

USAGE:

"A story of twins -- one bold and the other a lily-livered cop."
Malathi Rangarajan; Brothers and the Baddies; The Hindu (Chennai, India); Sep 25, 2012.

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