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Meaning of cowardly | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C2 Standard
ˈkaʊədli

Definitions

  1. Showing cowardice; lacking in courage; weakly fearful.
  2. Pusillanimous, cowardly.

Equivalents

العربية جبان جبان دني دنيء
Azərbaycanca qorxaq
Беларуская баязлі́вы
Català covard
Dansk fej
Euskara koldar
Français Bas Lâche lâchement veule
Gaeilge meata
Galego cagado frouxo
ગુજરાતી કાયર બીકણ
Magyar gyáva
Հայերեն վախկոտ
Bahasa Indonesia cabar
Íslenska huglaus
Қазақша қорқақ
ខ្មែរ កំសាក
Kurdî bas baş hên hên hen laş
Latviešu gļēvs
Te Reo Māori hūngoingoi
Македонски кукавички плашлив
Nederlands laf
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਕਾਇਰ
Română fricos laș mișel
Slovenčina zbabelý
Svenska feg

Examples

“The cowardly rascals that ran from the battle.”
“1780, Edmund Burke, speech at The Guildhall, in Bristol The cowardly rashness of those who dare not look danger in the face.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
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