Definition of coward

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Coward (a.) Destitute of courage; timid; cowardly.

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Brave :: Brave (superl.) Bold; courageous; daring; intrepid; -- opposed to cowardly; as, a brave man; a brave act..
Dastard :: Dastard (n.) One who meanly shrinks from danger; an arrant coward; a poltroon.
Cowish :: Cowish (v. t.) Timorous; fearful; cowardly.
Cowardie :: Cowardie (n.) Cowardice.
Coward :: Coward (a.) Borne in the escutcheon with his tail doubled between his legs; -- said of a lion.
Jackal :: "Jackal (n.) Any one of several species of carnivorous animals inhabiting Africa and Asia, related to the dog and wolf. They are cowardly, nocturnal, and gregarious. They feed largely on carrion, and are noted for their piercing and dismal howling..
Dastardly :: Dastardly (a.) Meanly timid; cowardly; base; as, a dastardly outrage..
Dastardliness :: Dastardliness (n.) The quality of being dastardly; cowardice; base fear.
Dastardy :: Dastardy (n.) Base timidity; cowardliness.
Cowardly :: Cowardly (a.) Wanting courage; basely or weakly timid or fearful; pusillanimous; spiritless.
Pusillanimous :: Pusillanimous (a.) Destitute of a manly or courageous strength and firmness of mind; of weak spirit; mean-spirited; spiritless; cowardly; -- said of persons, as, a pussillanimous prince..
Milk-livered :: Milk-livered (a.) White-livered; cowardly; timorous.
Lily-livered :: Lily-livered (a.) White-livered; cowardly.
Poltroonery :: Poltroonery (n.) Cowardice; want of spirit; pusillanimity.
Poltroonish :: Poltroonish (a.) Resembling a poltroon; cowardly.
Poltroon :: Poltroon (a.) Base; vile; contemptible; cowardly.
Arrant :: Arrant (a.) Notoriously or preeminently bad; thorough or downright, in a bad sense; shameless; unmitigated; as, an arrant rogue or coward..
Insult :: Insult (v. t.) To treat with abuse, insolence, indignity, or contempt, by word or action; to abuse; as, to call a man a coward or a liar, or to sneer at him, is to insult him..
Faint :: Faint (superl.) Wanting in courage, spirit, or energy; timorous; cowardly; dejected; depressed; as, Faint heart ne'er won fair lady..
Kaynard :: Kaynard (n.) A lazy or cowardly person; a rascal.
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