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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.
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adv.
like a coward.
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