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      • (of a person) not at all brave and too eager to avoid danger, difficulty, or pain : He was too cowardly to give the order. When they criticize us anonymously they come across as cowardly. These are not cowardly people, but they are cautious.
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  2. (of an action) showing that someone is not at all brave and is too eager to avoid danger, difficulty, or pain: This was a particularly brutal and cowardly attack. They are guilty of a cowardly failure to address the problem. It was cowardly not to own up to the mistake. Synonyms. chicken child's word. craven formal disapproving. fainthearted.

  3. The meaning of COWARDLY is in a cowardly manner. How to use cowardly in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Cowardly.

  4. a cowardly attack on a defenceless man. opposite brave. Check pronunciation: cowardly. Definition of cowardly adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  5. person who is not brave, is easily frightened, or tries to avoid danger or difficulties: A coward is someone who sends you a nasty letter without signing it. cowardly. adjective [ not gradable ] us / ˈkɑʊ·ərd·li / disapproving. a cowardly act. (Definition of coward from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

  6. All you need to know about "COWARDLY" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  7. 1. lacking courage; contemptibly timid. 2. characteristic of or befitting a coward; despicably mean, covert, or unprincipled. a cowardly attack on a weak, defenseless man. adverb. 3. like a coward.

  8. COWARDLY definition: behaving in a way that shows you are not brave. Learn more.

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