cowardly
[ kou-erd-lee ]
/ ˈkaʊ ərd li /
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.
SYNONYMS FOR cowardly
1
craven,
poltroon,
dastardly,
pusillanimous,
fainthearted,
white-livered,
lily-livered,
chicken-hearted,
fearful,
afraid, scared.
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, nounWords nearby cowardly
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British Dictionary definitions for cowardliness
cowardly
/ (ˈkaʊədlɪ) /
adjective
of or characteristic of a coward; lacking courage