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Webster 1913 Edition
Cowardly
Cow′ard-ly
,Adj.
1.
Wanting courage; basely or weakly timid or fearful; pusillanimous; spiritless.
The
cowardly
rascals that ran from the battle. Shakespeare
2.
Proceeding from fear of danger or other consequences; befitting a coward; dastardly; base;
as,
. cowardly
malignityMacaulay.
Syn. – Timid; fearful; timorous; dastardly; pusillanimous; recreant; craven; faint-hearted; chicken-hearted; white-livered.
Cow′ard-ly
,adv.
In the manner of a coward.
Spenser.
Webster 1828 Edition
Cowardly
COWARDLY
,Adj.
1.
Wanting courage to face danger; timid; timorous; fearful; pusillanimous.2.
Mean; base; befitting a coward; as a cowardly action.3.
Proceeding from fear of danger; as cowardly silence.COWARDLY
,adv.