cowardly

adj.
Exhibiting the characteristics of a coward, particularly ignoble fear: a cowardly surrender.

cowardliness cow'ard·li·ness n.
cowardly cow'ard·ly adv.

adjective

Ignobly lacking in courage: chickenhearted, craven, dastardly, faint-hearted, lily-livered, pusillanimous, unmanly. Slang chicken, gutless, yellow, yellow-bellied. See fear/courage.

adj

Definition: fearful
Antonyms: bold, brave, courageous, daring, dauntless, unafraid, undaunted, unfearful

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted
  Synonyms: coward, fearful
  Antonym: brave (meaning #1)

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - fej
adv. - fejt

Nederlands (Dutch)
laf

Français (French)
adj. - lâche
adv. - lâchement

Deutsch (German)
adj. - feige
adv. - feige

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - δειλός, φοβητσιάρικος
adv. - άνανδρα, φοβητσιάρικα

Italiano (Italian)
codardo, vigliacco, vile, vigliaccamente, vilmente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - covarde
adv. - covardemente

Русский (Russian)
трусливый, трусливо

Español (Spanish)
adj. - cobarde
adv. - cobardemente

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - feg, rädd, gemen
adv. - fegt, rätt, gement

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
懦弱的, 胆小的, 卑怯的, 胆小地, 懦怯地, 卑怯地

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 懦弱的, 膽小的, 卑怯的
adv. - 膽小地, 懦怯地, 卑怯地

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 겁 많은, 겁쟁이의, 비겁한
adv. - 겁쟁이같이, 비겁하게

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 臆病な, 卑劣な
adv. - 臆病に

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) رعديد, جبان (ظرف) بجبن, مجبن, متخوف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שפל‬
adv. - ‮פחדני‬

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courage the cowardly dog