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cowardly

Adjective CEFR C2 Standard
ˈkaʊədli

Definitions

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

Equivalents

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Azərbaycan diliqorxaq
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Danskfej
Euskarakoldar
Gaeilgemeata
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Magyargyáva
Հայերենվախկոտ
Bahasa Indonesiacabar
Íslenskahuglaus
Қазақ тіліқорқақ
ភាសាខ្មែរកំសាក
Kurdîbaşbashenhênlaş
Latviešugļēvs
Te Reo Māorihūngoingoi
Nederlandslaf
ਪੰਜਾਬੀਕਾਇਰ
Slovenčinazbabelý
Svenskafeg

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
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