un·cou·ra·geous
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Definition of uncourageous
: having or showing a lack of courage : not courageous
an uncourageous act/person … the act of taking something that was either successful or not and redoing it is ridiculously uncourageous to me.— Rob Owen
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“Uncourageous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncourageous. Accessed 10 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of uncourageous was in 1878
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