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† ˈcowardish, a. Obs.
[f. coward n. + -ish.]
= cowardly.
1530Palsgr. 773/2, I waxe cowardysshe, or faynte herted. 1537Thersytes in Hazl. Dodsley I. 401 Here be a couple of knightes cowardishe and scabbed. 1551Robinson tr. More's Utop. ii. (Arb.) 135 A cruel acte of a basse and a cowardyshe mynde. c1624Lushington Resurrection Serm. 1. (1659) 64 Fearful and Cowardish Souldiers, more womanish than women. |