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cowardly definition
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)
cowardly definition