coward 1 of 2

noun

Definition of cowardnext
as in craven
a person who shows a shameful lack of courage in the face of danger the soldiers who ran as soon as the first shots were fired were branded as cowards

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coward

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adjective

as in cowardly

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“Coward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coward. Accessed 28 Sep. 2023.

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