adj. (old).—cowardly; dastardly.
1605–6. SHAKESPEARE, King Lear, ii. 2. Osw. What dost thou know me for? Kent. A knave; a rascal; a LILY-LIVERED, action-taking knave.
1857. A. TROLLOPE, Barchester Towers, xiv. You will not be so LILY-LIVERED as to fall into this trap which he has baited for you.
