adjective
marked by or arising from a base lack of courage
a cowardly desertion
Synonyms: ||chicken, coward, cowhearted, craven, gutless, lily-livered, milk-livered, poltroon, poltroonish, poor-spirited, pusillanimous, spunkless, unmanly, white-livered, yellow
Related Word: afraid, chickenhearted, fainthearted, fearful, timid, timorous; funky, panicky; caitiff, dastardly, recreant, vile, worthless
Contrasted words: courageous, fearless, intrepid, valiant; daring, reckless, temerarious
Antonyms: brave