cowardly
Meaning of cowardly
adjective
- lacking courage.
he was a weak, cowardly man
adverb
in a way which shows a lack of courage.
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Hyphenation of cowardly
cow-ardly
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- cowardly is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
cowardly synonyms
Meaning fearful:
Meaning lacking courage, vigour, or vivacity:
Meaning weak and purposeless:
Meaning contemptibly lacking in courage; cowardly:
Meaning showing a lack of courage or confidence; easily frightened:
Meaning showing or suffering from nervousness or a lack of confidence:
Meaning shaking or quivering, typically as a result of anxiety, excitement, or frailty:
Meaning (especially of the earth) shake or tremble:
Meaning becoming smaller in size or amount:
Meaning crouch down in fear:
Meaning showing a lack of courage or determination; timid:
Meaning lacking the force of character to hold to one's own decisions, beliefs, or principles; irresolute:
Meaning lacking strength of character:
Meaning easy to mould, cut, compress, or fold; not hard or firm to the touch:
Meaning not brave; cowardly:
Meaning lacking courage or determination:
Meaning weak and cowardly or unadventurous:
Meaning weak and cowardly or feeble:
Meaning feeble and cowardly:
Meaning effeminate, weak, or cowardly:
Meaning showing a lack of forcefulness or strength of character; feeble:
Meaning an utter coward:
Meaning worthless or contemptible (used as a general term of abuse):
cowardly antonyms
Meaning ready to face and endure danger or pain; showing courage:
Meaning not deterred by danger or pain; brave:
Translation of cowardly
Words that rhyme with cowardly
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