cowardlyadj.

Brit.

/ˈkaʊədli/, U.S.

/ˈkaʊərdli/

Etymology: < coward n. + -ly suffix¹.

1. Having the character or spirit of a coward; wanting in courage; pusillanimous, timorous.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [adjective]

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heartlessOE

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chicken-livered1804

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milk-blooded1822

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putty-hearted1872

uncourageous1878

chicken1883

piker1901

yellow-bellied1907

manso1932

scaredy-cat1933

chickenshit1940

cold-footed1944

1551 R. Robinson tr. T. More Vtopia sig. Cv Souldiours be not the cowardliste theues.

1576 A. Fleming tr. C. Plinius Novocomensis in Panoplie Epist. 251 A..feareful, cowardly, and dastardly loute.

1600 W. Shakespeare Henry V iv. vii. 6 The cowerdly rascals that ran from the battell.

1665 T. Manley tr. H. Grotius De Rebus Belgicis 636 Their weak and Cowardly Hearts.

1861 C. Dickens Great Expectations I. vi. 85 I was too cowardly to do what I knew to be right.

2. Characteristic of or befitting a coward; proceeding from fear or a spirit of cowardice.

ΚΠ

a1616 W. Shakespeare Julius Caesar (1623) v. i. 103 I do finde it Cowardly..For feare of what might fall, so to preuent The time of life.

1679 R. South Serm. Several Occasions 48 A Cowardly silence in Christs cause.

1803 S. T. Coleridge Ode Departing Year (rev. ed.) in Poems (ed. 3) 163 At cowardly distance..thou in plenty hast stood.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. 33 The affront was not only brutal, but cowardly.

Draft additions September 2016

cowardly custard n. (also with reduplication of the first element) (esp. as a taunt among children) a fearful or cowardly person; = cowardy, cowardy, custard at cowardy adj.In quot. 1637 as part of an extended metaphor.

ΚΠ

1637 T. Nabbes Microcosmus iii. sig. D3 I have a sort of cowardly Custards, borne in the City, but bred up at Court, that quake for feare.

1833 ‘C. Sly’ Sayings & Doings Tremont House I. 15 That abominable school boy's song beginning ‘Cowardly, cowardly Custard, Ate his father's mustard’.

1924 Boys' Life July 3/1 ‘You're afraid! You're afraid to go back again now!’ adding an Eskimo taunt equivalent to—cowardly, cowardly custard!

2004 Western Mail (Cardiff) (Nexis) 27 Jan. 13 I am a cowardly custard where all physical risks are concerned.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

cowardlyadv.

Etymology: < coward adj. + -ly suffix². It occurs much earlier than cowardly adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcowardly.

Like a coward; with cowardice or base avoidance of danger.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [adverb]

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lily-liveredly1929

c1380 J. Wyclif Wks. (1880) 379 He..cowerdly consentid to his foly.

c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness l. 1631 I fayn wolde Wyt þe wytte of þe wryt, þat on þe wowe clyues. For alle calde clerkes han cowwardely fayled.

a1450 Le Morte Arth. 379 Yit had I levir do what I may Than here to dye thus cowerdelye.

1588 A. King tr. P. Canisius Cathechisme or Schort Instr. 49 Thay..quha dois falslie deny, or cowartlie impugne this chair of peter.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) iv. xvi. 58 I..do now not basely dye, Not Cowardly put off my Helmet.

1699 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) IV. 529 Captain Hodgson's man was cowardly run through the back.

1703 W. Burkitt Expos. Notes New Test. Matt. xxviii. 10 Those Apostate Apostles, that cowardly left me in my Danger.

1890 W. Besant Demoniac vi. 68 To whom you surrender basely and cowardly without a blow.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	cowardly
释义	cowardlyadj. Brit. /ˈkaʊədli/, U.S. /ˈkaʊərdli/ Etymology: < coward n. + -ly suffix¹. 1. Having the character or spirit of a coward; wanting in courage; pusillanimous, timorous. ΘΚΠ 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 1551 R. Robinson tr. T. More Vtopia sig. Cv Souldiours be not the cowardliste theues. 1576 A. Fleming tr. C. Plinius Novocomensis in Panoplie Epist. 251 A..feareful, cowardly, and dastardly loute. 1600 W. Shakespeare Henry V iv. vii. 6 The cowerdly rascals that ran from the battell. 1665 T. Manley tr. H. Grotius De Rebus Belgicis 636 Their weak and Cowardly Hearts. 1861 C. Dickens Great Expectations I. vi. 85 I was too cowardly to do what I knew to be right. 2. Characteristic of or befitting a coward; proceeding from fear or a spirit of cowardice. ΚΠ a1616 W. Shakespeare Julius Caesar (1623) v. i. 103 I do finde it Cowardly..For feare of what might fall, so to preuent The time of life. View more context for this quotation 1679 R. South Serm. Several Occasions 48 A Cowardly silence in Christs cause. 1803 S. T. Coleridge Ode Departing Year (rev. ed.) in Poems (ed. 3) 163 At cowardly distance..thou in plenty hast stood. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. 33 The affront was not only brutal, but cowardly. Draft additions September 2016 cowardly custard n. (also with reduplication of the first element) (esp. as a taunt among children) a fearful or cowardly person; = cowardy, cowardy, custard at cowardy adj.In quot. 1637 as part of an extended metaphor. ΚΠ 1637 T. Nabbes Microcosmus iii. sig. D3 I have a sort of cowardly Custards, borne in the City, but bred up at Court, that quake for feare. 1833 ‘C. Sly’ Sayings & Doings Tremont House I. 15 That abominable school boy's song beginning ‘Cowardly, cowardly Custard, Ate his father's mustard’. 1924 Boys' Life July 3/1 ‘You're afraid! You're afraid to go back again now!’ adding an Eskimo taunt equivalent to—cowardly, cowardly custard! 2004 Western Mail (Cardiff) (Nexis) 27 Jan. 13 I am a cowardly custard where all physical risks are concerned. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2022). cowardlyadv. Etymology: < coward adj. + -ly suffix². It occurs much earlier than cowardly adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcowardly. Like a coward; with cowardice or base avoidance of danger. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [adverb] arghlyc1000 faintly1297 cowardlyc1380 coward-like1587 pusillanimously1602 hen-heartedly1799 turpidly1866 lily-liveredly1929 c1380 J. Wyclif Wks. (1880) 379 He..cowerdly consentid to his foly. c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness l. 1631 I fayn wolde Wyt þe wytte of þe wryt, þat on þe wowe clyues. For alle calde clerkes han cowwardely fayled. a1450 Le Morte Arth. 379 Yit had I levir do what I may Than here to dye thus cowerdelye. 1588 A. King tr. P. Canisius Cathechisme or Schort Instr. 49 Thay..quha dois falslie deny, or cowartlie impugne this chair of peter. a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) iv. xvi. 58 I..do now not basely dye, Not Cowardly put off my Helmet. View more context for this quotation 1699 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) IV. 529 Captain Hodgson's man was cowardly run through the back. 1703 W. Burkitt Expos. Notes New Test. Matt. xxviii. 10 Those Apostate Apostles, that cowardly left me in my Danger. 1890 W. Besant Demoniac vi. 68 To whom you surrender basely and cowardly without a blow. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.1551adv.c1380
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