Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: cowardly
IPA transcription: [k'aʊɚdli]
Pronunciations of cowardly
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: cowardly, fearful
    Meaning: lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley
Usage examples
  • Oh, it was a cruel, cowardly blow."
  • A base and cowardly knight of the court, named Andret, spied them through a keyhole.
  • Of course this cowardly act left a scar on "Billy the Kid's" heart, which only death could heal.
  • And when it arrived it was even more startling than had been the fat boy's chase of the cowardly coyotes.
  • "Oh!" he murmured, as he left the threshold of the palace: "ungrateful court! faithless court! cowardly court!
  • She knew that his very reserve had originated in a tenderness for her, which might be cowardly, but was not unfeeling.
  • "I say it's a cowardly piece of business for you to give the lie to a fellow that hasn't the strength to knock you down for it."
  • For them to take possession of the place at any other time was not to constitute a capture, but on the contrary was to be considered a dishonorable and cowardly act.
  • It is well enough to let the ape and tiger die, but it is hardly fair to kill off the natural and courageous apes and tigers and allow the spawn of cowardly apes and tigers to live.
  • Their captors were not cruel to them, for Reuben was a stout fellow, and, thanks to Onawandah, could hold his own with the boys who would have tormented him if he had been feeble or cowardly.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, License CC BY-SA 4.0