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cowardly

[kou-erd-lee] / ˈkaʊ ərd li /


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"This is a cowardly act of aggression towards the Jewish community," Halsema said, stressing that Amsterdam "must be a place where Jews can live safely".

From BBC

But then, a little frustration at a cowardly lack of social etiquette is better than, say, a date abandoning you in the middle of a wilderness hike, i.e., the alpine divorce.

From Salon

He said the Iranian forces behind the strike were "ugly, cowardly and disgusting" - an unusually blunt personal insult for a head of state.

From BBC

In his own estimation, he had behaved cowardly.

From Literature

At the end of a crisis, there is a cowardly tendency to sit back and say 'phew'.

From BBC