cowardly
adjective
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted
cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then
Related & opposite
- afraidp also see
- timid also see
- ignoble also see
- brave antonym
- cowardice attribute
- cowardice derivation
- fearfulness derivation
- coward derivation
- caitiff similar to
- chicken similar to
- craven similar to
- dastarda similar to
- fainthearted similar to
- funky similar to
- poltroon similar to
- pusillanimous similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | afraidp |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | timid |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | ignoble |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | brave |
| 1 | attribute | Related & opposite | cowardice |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | cowardice |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | fearfulness |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | coward |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | caitiff |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | chicken |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | craven |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | dastarda |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | fainthearted |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | funky |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | poltroon |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | pusillanimous |