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pusillanimous

How many syllables in pusillanimous?

  5 syllables

Divide pusillanimous into syllables:   pu-sil-lan-i-mous
Primary syllable stress:   pu-sil-lan-i-mous
Secondary syllable stress:   pu-sil-lan-i-mous
How to pronounce pusillanimous:   pyoo-suh-lan-uh-mus
How to say pusillanimous:

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Synonyms for pusillanimous


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