a. Of an excitable or irritable temperament; irascible. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. White-livered; cowardly. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having (such) a liver; used in composition;
a. White-livered; cowardly; timorous. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Pigeon-hearted. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having a pale look; feeble; hence, cowardly; pusillanimous; dastardly.
They must not be milksops, nor white-livered knights. Latimer. [ 1913 Webster ]