different between cowardly vs indecent

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

English

Etymology

in- +? decent

Adjective

indecent (comparative more indecent, superlative most indecent)

1. offensive to good taste

   Synonyms: distasteful, in bad taste, in poor taste, offensive

2. not in keeping with conventional moral values; improper, immodest or unseemly

   Synonyms: immodest, immoral, improper, unseemly

3. (criminal law) Generally unacceptable for public broadcasting but not legally obscene.

Related terms

• indecency

Translations

Anagrams

• incented

Romanian

Etymology

From French indécent, from Latin indecens.

Adjective

indecent m or n (feminine singular indecent?, masculine plural indecen?i, feminine and neuter plural indecente)

1. indecent

Declension

Related terms

• indecen??