- (a.) Proceeding from fear of danger or other consequences; befitting a coward; dastardly; base; as, cowardly malignity.
- (adv.) In the manner of a coward.
- (a.) Wanting courage; basely or weakly timid or fearful; pusillanimous; spiritless.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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| MLA | Webster's. "cowardly" 27 May 2011. Web. 25 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/cowardly/definitions/1992478> |