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English adjective: cowardly

1. cowardly lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted


SamplesCowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then.


Synonymsfearful


Similarcaitiff, chicken, chickenhearted, craven, dastard, dastardly, faint, faint-hearted, fainthearted, funky, lily-livered, poltroon, poor-spirited, pusillanimous, recreant, timid, unmanly, white-livered, yellow, yellow-bellied


See alsoafraid, ignoble, timid


Attributecowardice, cowardliness


Antonymsbrave, courageous









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