cowardlily en · ADV
Etymology
From cowardly + -ly.
Meanings
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(rare) In a cowardly manner.
Whenever I hear of some unhappy individual ungratefully and cowardlily yielding to the temptations of despair, and flinging away the existence which he fancied for him was now grown bare of promise, […]
1842, Gerald Griffin, The Duke of Monmouth, page 23:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most cowardlily | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more cowardlily | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |