cowardly

 
  Overview  of  adj  cowardly 
 
  The  adj  cowardly  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  cowardly,  coward,  fearful  --  (lacking  courage;  ignobly  timid  and  faint-hearted;  "cowardly  dogs,  ye  will  not  aid  me  then"-  P.B.Shelley) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  cowardly 
 
  1  sense  of  cowardly 
 
  Sense  1 
  cowardly  (vs.  brave),  coward(postnominal),  fearful 
 
  brave  (vs.  cowardly),  courageous,  fearless 
  =>  desperate,  heroic 
  =>  gallant 
  =>  game,  gamy,  gamey,  gritty,  mettlesome,  spirited,  spunky 
  =>  lionhearted 
  =>  stalwart,  stouthearted 
  =>  valiant,  valorous 
  =>  undaunted 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  cowardly 
 
  1  sense  of  cowardly 
 
  Sense  1 
  cowardly  (vs.  brave),  coward(postnominal),  fearful 
  =>  caitiff 
  =>  chicken,  chickenhearted,  lily-livered,  white-livered,  yellow,  yellow-bellied 
  =>  cowering(postnominal),  cringing(postnominal) 
  =>  dastard(postnominal),  dastardly 
  =>  faint,  fainthearted,  timid 
  =>  funky 
  =>  poltroon 
  =>  pusillanimous,  poor-spirited,  unmanly 
  =>  craven,  recreant 
  Also  See->  afraid#1;  ignoble#1;  timid#1 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  cowardly 
 
  1  sense  of  cowardly 
 
  Sense  1 
  cowardly  (vs.  brave),  coward(postnominal),  fearful 
  =>  cowardice,  cowardliness 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  cowardly 
 
  cowardly  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  cowardly 
  cowardly 
 
  Overview  of  adj  cowardly 
 
  The  adj  cowardly  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  cowardly,  coward,  fearful  --  (lacking  courage;  ignobly  timid  and  faint-hearted;  "cowardly  dogs,  ye  will  not  aid  me  then"-  P.B.Shelley) 

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