US /ˈkaʊɝdli/ UK /ˈkaʊədli/
adj adv Freq #10050

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Lacking courage; afraid to face danger or difficulty.

    It was a cowardly act to attack someone from behind.

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Synonyms
1 adj · lacking courage; afraid to... chicken-heartedfearful
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Etymology

From Middle English *cowardly (adjective) and cowardly (adverb), equivalent to coward + -ly. Displaced native Old English earg.

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