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English Dictionary: cowardly by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cowardly
adj
  1. lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley
    Synonym(s): cowardly, fearful
    Antonym(s): brave, courageous
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cowardly \Cow"ard*ly\, adv.
      In the manner of a coward. --Spenser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cowardly \Cow"ard*ly\, a.
      1. Wanting courage; basely or weakly timid or fearful;
            pusillanimous; spiritless.
  
                     The cowardly rascals that ran from the battle.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      2. Proceeding from fear of danger or other consequences;
            befitting a coward; dastardly; base; as, cowardly
            malignity. --Macaulay.
  
                     The cowardly rashness of those who dare not look
                     danger in the face.                           --Burke.
  
      Syn: Timid; fearful; timorous; dastardly; pusillanimous;
               recreant; craven; faint-hearted; chicken-hearted;
               white-livered.
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