COWARDLY


Meaning of COWARDLY in English

adj. Function: adjective

marked by or arising from a base lack of courage FF1C; a cowardly desertion FF1E;

Synonyms: ||chicken, coward, cowhearted, craven, gutless, lily-livered, milk-livered, poltroon, poltroonish, poor-spirited, pusillanimous, spunkless, unmanly, white-livered, yellow

Related Words: afraid, chickenhearted, fainthearted, fearful, timid, timorous; funky, panicky; caitiff, dastardly, recreant, vile, worthless

Contrasted Words: courageous, fearless, intrepid, valiant; daring, reckless, temerarious

Antonyms: brave

Merriam Webster. Collegiate thesaurus English dictionary.      Английский энциклопедический толковый словарь тезауруса.