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cowardly
What does cowardly mean?
cowardly (adjective): lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce cowardly?
/ˈkaʊɚdli/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does cowardly come from?
From Middle English *cowardly (adjective) and cowardly (adverb), equivalent to coward + -ly.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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native to a land, especially before colonization
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lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted
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satisfying aesthetic standards and sensibilities
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connected with or belonging to or used in a navy
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