Showing cowardice; lacking in courage; weakly fearful.
The cowardly rascals that ran from the battle.
In the manner of a coward, cowardlily.
We will not ſteale vpon him cowardly, But giue him warning and more warriours.
From Middle English *cowardly (adjective) and cowardly (adverb), equivalent to coward + -ly. Displaced native Old English earg.
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