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white-livered

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  1. archaic Lily-livered; cowardly. Some evil fellows said behind his back that Beowulf was white-livered and a slacker.
  2. archaic Malicious.
  3. archaic Having a pale look, once thought to be caused by a white liver.

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@misc{white_livered_2026,
  title = {white-livered},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/white-livered},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}