different between cowardly vs poltroonish
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)
- 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)
- (archaic) In the manner of a coward, cowardlily.
Translations
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poltroonish
English
Etymology
poltroon +? -ish
Adjective
poltroonish (comparative more poltroonish, superlative most poltroonish)
- Resembling a poltroon; cowardly.
Translations
References
- poltroonish in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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