The word "coward" comes from an old French word coart, a combination of the word for "tail" and an agent noun suffix. It would therefore have meant "one with a tail" — perhaps one in the habit of turning it, or it may be derived from a dog's habit of putting its tail between its legs when it is afraid. Another more clearly related word, in old French, that can be related to coward is "couard" which literally means coward and was frequently used by French knights in battle. It is therefore possible that the English language was enriched in such manner through military contacts with the French, or with the French-influenced Normans that invaded England in 1066.
Cowardly.
It is not a real word with a real meaning.
A cowardly man runs from danger.
The comparative form of cowardly is more cowardly. The superlative form would be most cowardly.
AnswerHe behaved in a cowardly manner.AnswerIt was cowardly of him not to defend his friend when the latter was being beaten.
Lacking courage. See the Cowardly Lion in the Wizard of Oz.
Example sentence - He was quite cowardly when it came to his teen children.
No. Coward is a noun, meaning someone overpowered by fear, or lacking courage. The word cowardly is both the adjective and adverb.
"Craven", meaning "cowardly", has many synonyms in the English language. "Cowardly" would, of course, be the most viable alternative for the term; however, other possibilities include "fearful", "timorous", "courage-less", "timid", and even "yellow".
extremely timid, cowardly
cowardly
There is no Greek or Latin root for "eerie". It's of Germanic ancestry, from an Old English word meaning "cowardly".