Defn: Cowardice. [Obs.]
COWARDISH
Cow"ard*ish, a.
Defn: Cowardly. [Obs.] " A base and a cowardish mind." Robynson
(More's Utopia).
COWARDIZE
Cow"ard*ize (-, v. t.
Defn: To render cowardly. [Obs.]
God . . . cowardizeth . . . insolent spirits. Bp. Hall.
COWARDLINESS
Cow"ard*li*ness (-l-ns), n.
Defn: Cowardice.
COWARDLY
Cow"ard*ly, a.
1. Wanting courage; basely or weakly timid or fearful; pusillanimous; spiritless. The cowardly rascals that ran from the battle. Shak.
2. Proceeding from fear of danger or other consequences; befitting a coward; dastardly; base; as, cowardly malignity. Macualay. The cowardly rashness of those who dare not look danger in the face. Burke.