Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
lily-livered is an adjective meaning "easily frightened". It carries one recorded sense.
easily frightened
colloquialism
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for lily-livered come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.