different between cowardly vs towardly

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

From toward +? -ly.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?t??(w)?dli/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?t??d li, ?to??d-/

Adjective

towardly (comparative more towardly, superlative most towardly)

1. Promising, propitious.

Derived terms

• towardliness

Middle English

Etymology

From toward +? -ly.

Adjective

towardly

1. Willing to act in a way favourable to others; obliging.

Adverb

towardly

1. In a manner that displays willingness to act favourably or pleasingly for others; obligingly.

Related terms

• toward

References

• “towardly, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 17 April 2018.
• “towardly, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 17 April 2018.