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How to pronounce cowardly in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms fearful
Derivation coward, cowardliness


cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then.

Examples of cowardly

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To continue to say we need more taxes without addressing the budget is cowardly.
From the dailyherald.com
My husband and I have been there, and we are neither self-centered nor cowardly.
From the denverpost.com
An older one had the horsey running right, cowardly running away from the enemy.
From the en.wikipedia.org
He opined that failing to take credit for the quotes was a cowardly thing to do.
From the bostonherald.com
The brutal beating of another human being is totally uncalled for and cowardly.
From the latimes.com
McBride is Thadeous, his cowardly, resentful and potty-mouthed younger brother.
From the kentucky.com
Diabolical and cowardly in his own eyes, Jean-Baptiste becomes publicly penitent.
From the time.com
Desserts will include ruby red slipper cookies and cowardly lion lemon squares.
From the al.com
The generals are mostly cowardly and know they wouldn't get away with it again.
From the guardian.co.uk
More examples
  • Lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley
  • (coward) a person who shows fear or timidity
  • (coward) English dramatist and actor and composer noted for his witty and sophisticated comedies (1899-1973)
  • (cowardliness) cowardice: the trait of lacking courage
  • Cowardice is the perceived failure to demonstrate sufficient robustness in the face of a challenge. The term describes a personality trait which is viewed as a negative characteristic and has been frowned upon (see norms) within most, if not all global cultures, while courage, typically viewed ...
  • (Coward (album)) Coward is the second album by post-hardcore band Made Out of Babies.
  • Cowards are a British four-man comedy act, composed of Tim Key, Stefan Golaszewski, Tom Basden and Lloyd Woolf.
  • (The Coward (1915 film)) The Coward is a 1915 film produced by Thomas H. Ince. Set during the Civil War, the film stars Frank Keenan as a Virginia colonel and Charles Ray as his weak-willed son. The son is forced, at gunpoint, by his father to enlist in the Confederate army. ...
  • Showing cowardice. Lacking in courage, unacceptably fearful, usually meant with some implication of a lack of consideration for others; In the manner of a coward