(of an action) showing that someone is not at all brave and is too eager to avoid danger, difficulty, or pain: This was a particularly brutal and cowardly attack. They are guilty of a cowardly failure to address the problem. It was cowardly not to own up to the mistake. Synonyms. chicken child's word. craven formal disapproving. fainthearted. More @Wikipedia
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