PUSILLUS, pusillus
Sounds Like: poo-SIL-lus
Translations: small, tiny, petty, insignificant, cowardly, faint-hearted, a small one, a tiny one
From the root: PUSILLUS
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This Latin adjective describes something as small, tiny, or insignificant in size or importance. It can also be used figuratively to mean cowardly or faint-hearted, referring to someone lacking courage or spirit. It is often used to describe things of little value or people of weak character.
Inflection: Nominative, Singular, Masculine. This adjective belongs to the first/second declension and can also appear as 'pusilla' (feminine) or 'pusillum' (neuter), and inflects for other cases and numbers.
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From the same root
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- PUSILLUM — small, little, insignificant, trifling, a little thing, a trifle
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