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- [kou-erd-lee]
- /ˈkaʊ ərd li/
- /ˈkaʊ.əd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kou-erd-lee]
- /ˈkaʊ ərd li/
Definitions of cowardly word
- adjective cowardly If you describe someone as cowardly, you disapprove of them because they are easily frightened and avoid doing dangerous and difficult things. 3
- adjective cowardly of or characteristic of a coward; lacking courage 3
- adjective cowardly of or typical of a coward; shamefully fearful 3
- adverb cowardly in the manner of a coward 3
- adjective cowardly lacking courage; contemptibly timid. 1
- adjective cowardly characteristic of or befitting a coward; despicably mean, covert, or unprincipled: a cowardly attack on a weak, defenseless man. 1
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Origin of cowardly
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English (adv.); see coward, -ly
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Parts of speech for Cowardly
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cowardly popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cowardly
adj cowardly
- dastardly — If you describe an action as dastardly, you mean it is wicked and intended to hurt someone.
- afraid — If you are afraid of someone or afraid to do something, you are frightened because you think that something very unpleasant is going to happen to you.
- anxious — If you are anxious to do something or anxious that something should happen, you very much want to do it or very much want it to happen.
- apprehensive — Someone who is apprehensive is afraid that something bad may happen.
- backward — A backward movement or look is in the direction that your back is facing. Some people use backwards for this meaning.
adjective cowardly
- faint-hearted — lacking courage; cowardly; timorous.
- fearful — causing or apt to cause fear; frightening: a fearful apparition.
Antonyms for cowardly
adj cowardly
- brave — Someone who is brave is willing to do things which are dangerous, and does not show fear in difficult or dangerous situations.
- courageous — Someone who is courageous shows courage.
- daring — People who are daring are willing to do or say things which are new or which might shock or anger other people.
- dauntless — A dauntless person is brave and confident and not easily frightened.
- unafraid — feeling fear; filled with apprehension: afraid to go.
adverb cowardly
- fearlessly — without fear; bold or brave; intrepid.
- venturesome — having or showing a disposition to undertake risky or dangerous activities; daring: a venturesome investor; a venturesome explorer.
- brazenly — shameless or impudent: brazen presumption.
- boldly — not hesitating or fearful in the face of actual or possible danger or rebuff; courageous and daring: a bold hero.
- stoutly — bulky in figure; heavily built; corpulent; thickset; fat: She is getting too stout for her dresses. Synonyms: big, rotund, stocky, portly, fleshy. Antonyms: thin, lean, slender, slim; skinny, scrawny.
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