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cowardly

adjective

lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted

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Word length
8
Starts with
C
Ends with
Y
Contains
OW
Scrabble score
17
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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adjective

  1. lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted

    “{'source': 'P.B.Shelley', 'text': 'cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then'}”

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{'source': 'P.B.Shelley', 'text': 'cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then'}

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