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cowardly

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cow·ard·ly  (kourd-l)
adj.
Exhibiting the characteristics of a coward, particularly ignoble fear: a cowardly surrender.

coward·li·ness n.
coward·ly adv.
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Adj.1.cowardlycowardly - lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley
afraid - filled with fear or apprehension; "afraid even to turn his head"; "suddenly looked afraid"; "afraid for his life"; "afraid of snakes"; "afraid to ask questions"
timid - showing fear and lack of confidence
ignoble - completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose; "something cowardly and ignoble in his attitude"; "I think it a less evil that some criminals should escape than that the government should play an ignoble part"- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
brave, courageous - possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching; "Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring"- Herman Melville; "a frank courageous heart...triumphed over pain"- William Wordsworth; "set a courageous example by leading them safely into and out of enemy-held territory"

cowardly
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Spanish cowardly [ˈkauədlɪ] adjcobarde
French cowardly [ˈkauədlɪ] coward adjlâche
German cowardly [ˈkauədlɪ] coward adjfeige
Italian cowardly [ˈkauədlɪ] adjvigliacco/a

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Their sweet little letters plead to know "more about Dorothy"; and they ask: "What became of the Cowardly Lion?
In a word, I was too cowardly to do what I knew to be right, as I had been too cowardly to avoid doing what I knew to be wrong.
My own love, remember the better days at home before that cowardly villain stole his way into your heart; remember the happy time at Combe-Raven when we were always together.
 
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