Definition of cowardly

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Cowardly (a.) Proceeding from fear of danger or other consequences; befitting a coward; dastardly; base; as, cowardly malignity..

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Flee :: Flee (v. i.) To run away, as from danger or evil; to avoid in an alarmed or cowardly manner; to hasten off; -- usually with from. This is sometimes omitted, making the verb transitive..
Cowardly :: Cowardly (a.) Wanting courage; basely or weakly timid or fearful; pusillanimous; spiritless.
Craven :: Craven (a.) Cowardly; fainthearted; spiritless.
Lily-livered :: Lily-livered (a.) White-livered; cowardly.
Sneak :: Sneak (v. t.) To hide, esp. in a mean or cowardly manner..
Cowhearted :: Cowhearted (a.) Cowardly.
White-livered :: White-livered (a.) Having a pale look; feeble; hence, cowardly; pusillanimous; dastardly..
Faint :: Faint (superl.) Wanting in courage, spirit, or energy; timorous; cowardly; dejected; depressed; as, Faint heart ne'er won fair lady..
Cowardly :: Cowardly (a.) Proceeding from fear of danger or other consequences; befitting a coward; dastardly; base; as, cowardly malignity..
Cowish :: Cowish (v. t.) Timorous; fearful; cowardly.
Jackal :: "Jackal (n.) Any one of several species of carnivorous animals inhabiting Africa and Asia, related to the dog and wolf. They are cowardly, nocturnal, and gregarious. They feed largely on carrion, and are noted for their piercing and dismal howling..
Poltroonish :: Poltroonish (a.) Resembling a poltroon; cowardly.
Pusillanimous :: Pusillanimous (a.) Destitute of a manly or courageous strength and firmness of mind; of weak spirit; mean-spirited; spiritless; cowardly; -- said of persons, as, a pussillanimous prince..
Dastard :: Dastard (a.) Meanly shrinking from danger; cowardly; dastardly.
Invalorous :: Invalorous (a.) Not valorous; cowardly.
Poor-spirited :: Poor-spirited (a.) Of a mean spirit; cowardly; base.
Craven :: Craven (v. t.) To make recreant, weak, spiritless, or cowardly..
Sneaking :: Sneaking (a.) Marked by cowardly concealment; deficient in openness and courage; underhand; mean; crouching.
Dastardize :: Dastardize (v. t.) To make cowardly; to intimidate; to dispirit; as, to dastardize my courage..
Dastardly :: Dastardly (a.) Meanly timid; cowardly; base; as, a dastardly outrage..
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