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.

Origin of cowardly

1275–1325; Middle English (adv.); see coward, -ly

SYNONYMS FOR cowardly

1 craven, poltroon, dastardly, pusillanimous, fainthearted, white-livered, lily-livered, chicken-hearted, fearful, afraid, scared.

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ANTONYMS FOR cowardly

1 brave.

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synonym study for cowardly

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.

OTHER WORDS FROM cowardly

cow·ard·li·ness, noun

Words nearby cowardly

cowage, cowal, Cowansville, coward, cowardice, cowardly, cowash, cow bail, cowbane, cowbell, cowberry

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Example sentences from the Web for cowardly

“It was cowardly, the way Chris and Guy went about this,” Ioffe said.
Facebook Prince Purges The New Republic: Inside the Destruction of a 100-Year-Old Magazine|Lloyd Grove|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For them, the cowardly cynicism of the status quo will do just fine.
How the Media Failed to Nail the NFL|Steve Almond|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
According to the historian John Saunders, he was a “weak, vain, incompetent and cowardly” leader.
In Threatening Baghdad, Militants Seek to Undo 800 Years of History|Justin Marozzi|August 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There, the beloved characters would emerge: the Cowardly Lion singing about courage and the Scarecrow dancing with the crows.
Follow the Yellow Brick Road…to North Carolina|Nina Strochlic|February 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In one letter to a friend he writes, “I dig my foxholes down to a cowardly depth.”
‘Salinger,’ the Documentary on Reclusive Author J.D. Salinger, Premieres at Telluride|Marlow Stern|September 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I hesitated, but felt that I must not be cowardly if I wished for us to escape; and so I asked him to light a match again.
Brownsmith's Boy|George Manville Fenn
We thought it a cowardly thing to do, under the circumstances.
Old Times on the Upper Mississippi|George Byron Merrick
The boys burst into a cheer, and Barton, crouching in cowardly panic in the engine room, knew by this sound that all was well.
The Boy Scouts for Uncle Sam|John Henry Goldfrap
Duplicity—the refuge of the weak and the cowardly, but of the disarmed, too!
Victory|Joseph Conrad
"Don't make any more wishes," said the Cowardly Lion sternly.
The Royal Book of Oz|L. Frank Baum

British Dictionary definitions for cowardly

cowardly

/ (ˈkaʊədlɪ) /

adjective

of or characteristic of a coward; lacking courage

Derived forms of cowardly

cowardliness, noun

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	cowardly
释义	cowardly [ kou-erd-lee ] / ˈkaʊ ərd li / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cowardly ON THESAURUS.COM 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. Origin of cowardly 1275–1325; Middle English (adv.); see coward, -ly SYNONYMS FOR cowardly 1 craven, poltroon, dastardly, pusillanimous, fainthearted, white-livered, lily-livered, chicken-hearted, fearful, afraid, scared. SEE SYNONYMS FOR cowardly ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR cowardly 1 brave. SEE ANTONYMS FOR cowardly ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for cowardly 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. OTHER WORDS FROM cowardly cow·ard·li·ness, noun Words nearby cowardly cowage, cowal, Cowansville, coward, cowardice, cowardly, cowash, cow bail, cowbane, cowbell, cowberry Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cowardly “It was cowardly, the way Chris and Guy went about this,” Ioffe said. Facebook Prince Purges The New Republic: Inside the Destruction of a 100-Year-Old Magazine\|Lloyd Grove\|December 5, 2014\|DAILY BEAST For them, the cowardly cynicism of the status quo will do just fine. How the Media Failed to Nail the NFL\|Steve Almond\|October 19, 2014\|DAILY BEAST According to the historian John Saunders, he was a “weak, vain, incompetent and cowardly” leader. In Threatening Baghdad, Militants Seek to Undo 800 Years of History\|Justin Marozzi\|August 16, 2014\|DAILY BEAST There, the beloved characters would emerge: the Cowardly Lion singing about courage and the Scarecrow dancing with the crows. Follow the Yellow Brick Road…to North Carolina\|Nina Strochlic\|February 12, 2014\|DAILY BEAST In one letter to a friend he writes, “I dig my foxholes down to a cowardly depth.” ‘Salinger,’ the Documentary on Reclusive Author J.D. Salinger, Premieres at Telluride\|Marlow Stern\|September 2, 2013\|DAILY BEAST I hesitated, but felt that I must not be cowardly if I wished for us to escape; and so I asked him to light a match again. Brownsmith's Boy\|George Manville Fenn We thought it a cowardly thing to do, under the circumstances. Old Times on the Upper Mississippi\|George Byron Merrick The boys burst into a cheer, and Barton, crouching in cowardly panic in the engine room, knew by this sound that all was well. The Boy Scouts for Uncle Sam\|John Henry Goldfrap Duplicity—the refuge of the weak and the cowardly, but of the disarmed, too! Victory\|Joseph Conrad "Don't make any more wishes," said the Cowardly Lion sternly. The Royal Book of Oz\|L. Frank Baum British Dictionary definitions for cowardly cowardly / (ˈkaʊədlɪ) / adjective of or characteristic of a coward; lacking courage Derived forms of cowardly cowardliness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to cowardly dastardly, afraid, anxious, apprehensive, backward, base, caitiff, craven, diffident, fainthearted, frightened, gutless, jittery, lily-livered, nervous, paper tiger, pusillanimous, recreant, retiring, scared
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cowardly

adjective

adverb

Origin of cowardly

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adjective

Derived forms of cowardly

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