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cow•ard•ly



Pronunciation: (kou'urd-lē), [key]
—adj.
1. lacking courage; contemptibly timid.
2. characteristic of or befitting a coward; despicably mean, covert, or unprincipled: a cowardly attack on a weak, defenseless man.

—adv.
like a coward.

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