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cowardly
[ kou-erd-lee ]
/ ˈkaʊ ərd li /
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adjective
lacking courage; contemptibly timid.
characteristic of or befitting a coward; despicably mean, covert, or unprincipled: a cowardly attack on a weak, defenseless man.
adverb
like a coward.
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Origin of cowardly
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1. Cowardly, timid, timorous refer to a lack of courage or self-confidence. Cowardly means weakly or basely fearful in the presence of danger: The cowardly wretch deserted his comrades in battle. Timid means lacking in boldness or self-confidence even when there is no danger present: a timid person who stood in the way of his own advancement. Timorous suggests a timidity based on an exaggeration of dangers or on an imaginary creation of dangers: timorous as a mouse.
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British Dictionary definitions for cowardly
cowardly
/ (ˈkaʊədlɪ) /
adjective
of or characteristic of a coward; lacking courage
Derived forms of cowardly
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