Cowardly - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈkaʊərdlɪ|  American pronunciation of the word cowardly
Brit.  |ˈkaʊədlɪ|  British pronunciation of the word cowardly

adjective

- lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted (syn: fearful)
cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then

Extra examples

He insisted on avoiding a cowardly retreat.

She made a cowardly decision to go along with the group.

...a cowardly betrayal that earned him the execration of all who had remained loyal to the cause...

...the cowardly obedience with which the dictator's henchmen followed his every command...

...never was there in a man such a fine, heroic outward and such a cowardly interior...

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