livered : Idioms & Phrases

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hot-livered

Hot"-liv`ered adjective
Definitions
  1. Of an excitable or irritable temperament; irascible. Milton.
Webster 1913

lily-livered

  • adjective satellite easily frightened
    yellow-bellied; yellow; chickenhearted; lily-livered; chicken.
WordNet
Lil"y-liv`ered adjective
Definitions
  1. White-livered; cowardly.
Webster 1913

milk-livered

Milk"-liv`ered adjective
Definitions
  1. White-livered; cowardly; timorous.
Webster 1913

pigeon-livered

Pi"geon-liv`ered adjective
Definitions
  1. Pigeon-hearted.
Webster 1913

white-livered

  • adjective satellite easily frightened
    yellow-bellied; yellow; chickenhearted; lily-livered; chicken.
WordNet
White"-liv`ered adjective
Definitions
  1. Having a pale look; feeble; hence, cowardly; pusillanimous; dastardly.
    They must not be milksops, nor white-livered knights. Latimer.
Webster 1913