cowardly

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But it certainly makes him look cowardly that he can’t even muster the fortitude to say it in public, much less to his boss’s face.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

Masoud Pezeshkian said the "cowardly assassination" had left Iran "in deep mourning", after Israel said on Wednesday it had killed Khatib in an air strike.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

But Tim Moloney KC for the bereaved families said any attempt to suggest arresting Calocane would not have made a difference would be "cowardly and insulting".

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

Villanueva called the decision cowardly when reached on Thursday, noting that Duterte had already been declared fit to stand trial.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

The old man turned at last and said, “Come along. I would actually have let you walk right out of my house. I am a cowardly old fool.”

From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury