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1. (adj.) cowardly
characteristic of or befitting a coward.
2. (adv.) cowardly
in a cowardly manner.
Etymology: (1275–1325)
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| Definition of 'cowardly' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) cowardly, fearful
lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted
"cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley
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| Definition of 'cowardly' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) cowardly
wanting courage; basely or weakly timid or fearful; pusillanimous; spiritless
2. (adj) cowardly
proceeding from fear of danger or other consequences; befitting a coward; dastardly; base; as, cowardly malignity
3. (adverb) cowardly
in the manner of a coward
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Sense: a person who shows fear easily or is easily frightened
I am such a coward; – I hate going to the dentist.
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 Afrikaans: lafhartig |
 Arabic: جَبان |
 Bulgarian: страхлив |
 Brazilian: covardemente |
 Czech: zbabělý |
 German: feige |
 Danish: kujonagtig |
 Greek: δειλός |
 Spanish: cobarde |
 Estonian: pelgurlik |
 Farsi: ترسو؛ بزدل |
 Finnish: pelkurimainen |
 French: poltron |
 Hebrew: פַחדנִי |
 Hindi: कायरता से |
 Croatian: kukavički |
 Hungarian: gyáva |
 Indonesian: kecut |
 Icelandic: huglaus |
 Italian: codardo |
 Japanese: おく病な |
 Korean: 겁많은 |
 Lithuanian: bailus |
 Latvian: ģļēvs |
 Malay: takut |
 Dutch: laf |
 Norwegian: feig, umandig |
 Polish: tchórzliwy |
 Persian: ترسو؛ بزدل |
 Pashto: ډارن ، بزدل |
 Portuguese: cobardemente |
 Romanian: (ca un) laş |
 Russian: трусливый |
 Slovak: zbabelý |
 Slovenian: strahopeten |
 Serbian: kukavički |
 Swedish: feg, rädd[hågsen] |
 Thai: อย่างขี้ขลาด |
 Turkish: korkak |
 Taiwanese: 怯懦的 |
 Ukrainian: боязкий;, малодушний |
 Urdu: بزدل، ڈرپوک، بزدلانہ |
 Vietnamese: nhát gan |
 Chinese: 怯懦的 |
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