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cowardly in English
- cowardly⇄adj. 1. without courage.
Ex. I was too cowardly to do what was right (Dickens).
(SYN) timorous, craven, pusillanimous, fainthearted.
2. of a coward; like a coward.
Ex. He made his threats at a cowardly distance. - cowardly⇄adv. in a cowardly manner.
- cowardly⇄cowardly, adjective, adverb.
- cowardly⇄noun cowardliness.