sissiest
Least tough acting
Sissiest is the superlative of sissy, meaning the most effeminate, timid, or cowardly.
The word typically targets boys or men perceived as insufficiently masculine: He was voted sissiest kid in the class.
Often used as a taunt, it carries dismissive or contemptuous force.
Lacking courage or confidence
- fearfulFull of fright
- spinelessLacking courage or resolve
- gutlessLacking bravery or nerve
- chickenDomestic fowl for eating
yellow · lily-livered · fainthearted · wimpy · wussy · craven · meek · mousy
Pertaining to women
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- daintyDelicately small and pretty
- effeteExhausted, overly refined
- flamboyantStrikingly bold in style
mincing · prissy · fussy · precious · campy · theatrical · dandyish · foppish
Offensive remark or action
- slurInsulting group label
- tauntInsulting provocation
- mockeryScornful ridicule or travesty
- ridiculeContemptuous mocking treatment
emasculating · demeaning · belittling · disparaging · offensive · derogatory · contemptuous · humiliating
timid
Lacking courage or confidence
chicken · yellow · lily-livered · fainthearted · wimpy · wussy · craven · meek · mousy · shrinking
feminine
Pertaining to women
flamboyant · mincing · prissy · fussy · precious · campy · theatrical · dandyish · foppish · swishy
insult
Offensive remark or action
ridicule · emasculating · demeaning · belittling · disparaging · offensive · derogatory · contemptuous · humiliating · shaming