What is the difference between cowardly and cowardice?
cowardly | cowardice |
In the manner of a coward.
* , Folio Society, 2006, vol.1, p.48:
Showing cowardice; lacking in courage; basely or weakly fearful.
* Shakespeare
* Burke
Cowardice is a related term of cowardly.
As an adverb cowardly
is in the manner of a coward.As an adjective cowardly
is showing cowardice; lacking in courage; basely or weakly fearful.As a noun cowardice is
lack of courage.cowardly
English
Adverb
(en adverb)- I love to follow them, but not so cowardly , as my life remaine thereby in subjection.
Adjective
(en-adj)- The cowardly rascals that ran from the battle.
- The cowardly rashness of those who dare not look danger in the face.
