cow·ard·ly /-li/
(a.)懦弱的,卑怯的,膽小的
Cow·ard·ly, adv. In the manner of a coward.
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Cow·ard·ly, a.
1. Wanting courage; basely or weakly timid or fearful; pusillanimous; spiritless.
The cowardly rascals that ran from the battle. --Shak.
2. Proceeding from fear of danger or other consequences; befitting a coward; dastardly; base; as, cowardly malignity.
The cowardly rashness of those who dare not look danger in the face. --Burke.
Syn: -- Timid; fearful; timorous; dastardly; pusillanimous; recreant; craven; faint-hearted; chicken-hearted; white-livered.
cowardly
adj : lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; "cowardly
dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley [syn: fearful]
[ant: brave]