cowardly
English
/ˈkaʊədli/
adj
Definitions
- Showing cowardice; lacking in courage; weakly fearful.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English *cowardli suffix from English coward.
Origin
English
coward
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- coward English
- cowardess English
- cowardish English
- cowardize English
- cowardlily English
- cowardliness English
- cowardness English
- cowardry English
- cowardship English
- cowardy English
- uncowardly English
- *cowardli Middle English
- coart Old French
- kovarda Esperanto