cowardly en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈkaʊədli/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English *cowardly (adjective) and cowardly (adverb), equivalent to coward + -ly. Displaced native Old English earg.
Meanings
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Showing cowardice; lacking in courage; weakly fearful.
The cowardly rascals that ran from the battle.
1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene vii]:1780, Edmund Burke, speech at The Guildhall, in Bristol The cowardly rashness of those who dare not look danger in the face.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cowardlier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| cowardliest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| most cowardly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more cowardly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
cowardliness · cowardly lion · cowardlily · uncowardly
Relateds
shy · coward · afraid · cowardice
Synonyms
cringey · boneless · white-livered · dastardly · yellow · base · caitiff · sissy · nithing · gutless · liver-hearted · fraidy · hen-hearted · yellow-bellied · timid · backboneless · chicken-livered · punk · pigeon-livered · cowardish · cowardy · candy-assed · weak-kneed · pusillanimous · wimpish · heartless · nidering · niddering · cravenhearted · dough-faced · nutless · courageless · white-hearted · unhearty · miching · cowardly · liver-faced · milk-livered · cowish · niding · bitch-ass · recrayed · dastard · mouse-hearted · timorous · low-hearted · craven · poltroonish · fearful · chickenshit · gizzardless · craven · fainthearted · cowhearted · kiasi · chicken · poor-spirited · invalorous · soft · mousy · chicken-hearted · retromingent · spineless · ratlike · lily-livered · dickless · invertebrate · rabbit-hearted · pussylike · nerveless · milky
Translations (107)
it pusillanime (showing cowardice) · ba ҡурҡаҡ (showing cowardice) · it vigliacco (showing cowardice) · pl tchórzliwy (showing cowardice) · grc δειλός (showing cowardice) · pdt enjstlich (showing cowardice) · ang earg (showing cowardice) · uk боягу́зливий (showing cowardice) · arz جبان (showing cowardice) · az qorxaq (showing cowardice) · cmn 膽怯 /胆怯 (showing cowardice) · sa भीरु (showing cowardice) · eo malkuraĝa (showing cowardice) · mn аймхай (showing cowardice) · pt cobarde (showing cowardice) · fr bas (showing cowardice) · ro mișel (showing cowardice) · cmn 懦弱 (showing cowardice) · pa کائر (showing cowardice) · gu બીકણ (showing cowardice) · izh arka (showing cowardice) · gv faitagh (showing cowardice) · es cobarde (showing cowardice) · pra 𑀓𑀸𑀬𑀭 (showing cowardice) · fi raukkamainen (showing cowardice) · da fej (showing cowardice) · inc-opa ਕਾਇਰੁ (showing cowardice) · nn feig (showing cowardice) · uz yuraksiz (showing cowardice) · gu કાયર (showing cowardice) · fa ترسو (showing cowardice) · alt коркунчаак (showing cowardice) · th ขลาด (showing cowardice) · sa कापुरुष (showing cowardice) · ro fricos (showing cowardice) · fr veule (showing cowardice) · fi pelkurimainen (showing cowardice) · sl strahopeten (showing cowardice) · hi कायर (showing cowardice) · pi asūra (showing cowardice) · eo kovarda (showing cowardice) · fr lâche (showing cowardice) · cmn 懦怯 (showing cowardice) · tt куркак (showing cowardice) · ka მშიშარა (showing cowardice) · ca covard (showing cowardice) · it vile (showing cowardice) · eu koldar (showing cowardice) · th ปอดแหก (showing cowardice) · ky коркок (showing cowardice) · mk плашлив (showing cowardice) · kk қорқақ (showing cowardice) · ota طبانسز (showing cowardice) · uk боязки́й (showing cowardice) · ar جَبَان (showing cowardice) · eo poltrona (showing cowardice) · sh ку̏кавички (showing cowardice) · uz qoʻrqoq (showing cowardice) · bg мекуша́в (showing cowardice) · ro laș (showing cowardice) · mi hūngoingoi (showing cowardice) · be баязлі́вы (showing cowardice) · ru трусли́вый (showing cowardice) · pa ਕਾਇਰ (showing cowardice) · sv feg (showing cowardice) · sk zbabelý (showing cowardice) · ko 겁이 많다 (showing cowardice) · ja 臆病な (showing cowardice) · ja へたれ (showing cowardice) · mn хулчгар (showing cowardice) · nl laf (showing cowardice) · th ป๊อด (showing cowardice) · ga meata (showing cowardice) · eo senkuraĝa (showing cowardice) · ka მხდალი (showing cowardice) · hi डरपोक (showing cowardice) · ky коркунчаак (showing cowardice) · mk кукавички (showing cowardice) · sa कातर (showing cowardice) · mi hauwarea (showing cowardice) · cs zbabělý (showing cowardice) · pi bhīru (showing cowardice) · ota یوركسز (showing cowardice) · tr korkak (showing cowardice) · bg страхли́в (showing cowardice) · km កំសាក (showing cowardice) · vo dredöfik (showing cowardice) · is huglaus (showing cowardice) · de feige (showing cowardice) · th ขี้ขลาด (showing cowardice) · nrf lâche (showing cowardice) · cmn 膽小 /胆小 (showing cowardice) · ru малоду́шный (showing cowardice) · el δειλός (showing cowardice) · it codardo (showing cowardice) · ug قورقۇنچاق (showing cowardice) · enm coward (showing cowardice) · yi פּחדניש (showing cowardice) · hy վախկոտ (showing cowardice) · pi bhīruka (showing cowardice) · hu gyáva (showing cowardice) · pt covarde (showing cowardice) · sh kȕkavički (showing cowardice) · uk боязли́вий (showing cowardice) · la īgnāvus (showing cowardice) · nb feig (showing cowardice) · grc ἄσπλαγχνος (showing cowardice)