cowardly
/ˈkaʊədli/ adjective B2- Showing cowardice; lacking in courage; weakly fearful. · 1780, Edmund Burke, speech at The Guildhall, in Bristol The cowardly rashness of those who dare not look danger in the face.
Comparative cowardlier · Superlative cowardliest
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## Chapter VI The Cowardly Lion
“Do you think Oz could give me courage?” asked the Cowardly Lion.
It seems to me they must be more cowardly than you are if they allow you to scare them so easily.”
But after a time he became more at ease, and presently Toto and the Cowardly Lion had grown to be good friends.
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