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cowardly

English

Etymology

From Middle English *cowardli (adjective) and couardli (adverb), equivalent to coward +? -ly. Displaced native Old English earg.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?ka??dli/

Adjective

cowardly (comparative cowardlier or more cowardly, superlative cowardliest or most cowardly)

  1. Showing cowardice; lacking in courage; weakly fearful.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:cowardly
    • 1780, Edmund Burke, speech at The Guildhall, in Bristol
      The cowardly rashness of those who dare not look danger in the face.

Derived terms

  • cowardlily

Translations

Adverb

cowardly (comparative more cowardly, superlative most cowardly)

  1. (archaic) In the manner of a coward, cowardlily.

Translations

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cowardize

English

Etymology

The verb is from coward +? -ize. For the noun, see cowardice.

Noun

cowardize (uncountable)

  1. Obsolete form of cowardice.

Verb

cowardize (third-person singular simple present cowardizes, present participle cowardizing, simple past and past participle cowardized)

  1. (transitive) To render (someone or something) cowardly, to cause to become a coward.

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