Definition of cowardly Cowardly
/kawˈɚdli/ - [kawerdlee] - cow•ard•ly
We found 8 definitions of cowardly from 5 different sources.
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What does cowardly mean?
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Adjectivecowardly, cowardlier, cowardliest |
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| cowardly - lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley | ||
| fearful | ||
| courageous, brave possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching; "Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring"- Herman Melville; "a frank courageous heart...triumphed over pain"- William Wordsworth; "set a courageous example by leading them safely into and out of enemy-held territory" | ||
| afraid filled with fear or apprehension; "afraid even to turn his head"; "suddenly looked afraid"; "afraid for his life"; "afraid of snakes"; "afraid to ask questions" | ||
| ignoble completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose; "something cowardly and ignoble in his attitude"; "I think it a less evil that some criminals should escape than that the government should play an ignoble part"- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. | ||
| timid showing fear and lack of confidence | ||
| cowardice, cowardliness the trait of lacking courage | ||
| caitiff despicably mean and cowardly | ||
| chicken, chickenhearted, lily-livered, white-livered, yellow-bellied, yellow easily frightened | ||
| craven, recreant lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful; "the craven fellow turned and ran"; "a craven proposal to raise the white flag"; "this recreant knight"- Spenser | ||
| dastard, dastardly despicably cowardly; "the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on...December 7th"- F.D. Roosevelt | ||
| faint-hearted, fainthearted, timid, faint showing fear and lack of confidence | ||
| funky in a state of cowardly fright | ||
| poltroon characterized by complete cowardliness | ||
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Wiktionary 
- cowardly (Adverb)
In the manner of a coward. - cowardly (Adjective)
Showing cowardice. Lacking in courage, unacceptably fearful, usually meant with some implication of a lack of consideration for others.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- cowardly (a.)
Wanting courage; basely or weakly timid or fearful; pusillanimous; spiritless. - cowardly (a.)
Proceeding from fear of danger or other consequences; befitting a coward; dastardly; base; as, cowardly malignity. - cowardly (adv.)
In the manner of a coward.
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Lacking courage.
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