† cowardishadj.
Obsolete.
= cowardly adj.
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the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [adjective]
arghc885
heartlessOE
bloodlessc1225
coward1297
faintc1300
nesha1382
comfortless1387
pusillanimousa1425
faint-heartedc1440
unheartyc1440
cowardous1480
hen-hearteda1529
cowardish1530
feigningc1540
white-livered1546
cowardly1551
faceless1567
pusillanime1570
liver-hearted1571
cowish1579
cowardise1582
coward-like1587
faint-heart1590
courageless1593
sheep-like1596
white-hearted1598
milky1602
milk-livered1608
undaring1611
lily-livereda1616
yarrow1616
flightful1626
chicken-hearted1629
poltroon1649
cow-hearted1660
whey-blooded1675
unbravea1681
nimble-heeled1719
dunghill1775
shrimp-hearted1796
chicken-livered1804
white-feathered1816
pluckless1821
chicken-spirited1822
milk-blooded1822
cowardy1836
yellow1856
yellow-livered1857
putty-hearted1872
uncourageous1878
chicken1883
piker1901
yellow-bellied1907
manso1932
scaredy-cat1933
chickenshit1940
cold-footed1944
1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 773/2 I waxe cowardysshe, or faynte herted.
1551 R. Robinson tr. T. More Vtopia sig. Pi A cruell acte of a basse and a cowardyshe mynde.
?1562 Thersytes sig. A.iiiv Here be a couple of knightes cowardishe and scabbed.
c1624 T. Lushington Resurrect. Serm. 1. (1659) 64 Fearful and Cowardish Souldiers, more womanish than women.
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