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21 chinless
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22 gutless
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23 pussy
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24 recreant
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25 sissy
1 noun∎ he's a real sissy c'est une vraie mauviette;∎ that's a game for sissies! c'est un jeu de filles!(a) (cowardly) peureux□∎ don't be so sissy t'es une mauviette, ou quoi? -
26 spineless
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27 spiritless
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28 spiritlessly
spiritlessly ['spɪrɪtlɪslɪ](lifelessly) sans vie, sans entrain; (in a depressed manner) tristement; (in a cowardly manner) sans courageUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > spiritlessly
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29 unmanly
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30 yellow
yellow ['jeləʊ](a) (in colour) jaune;∎ the papers had gone or turned yellow with age les papiers avaient jauni avec le temps;∎ yellow cab = taxi new-yorkais∎ he says you're yellow! il dit que tu n'es qu'un trouillard ou qu'un lâche!;∎ we all have a yellow streak on est tous un peu lâches;∎ to turn or to go yellow se dégonfler2 noun(c) (in snooker) boule f jaunejaunir;∎ to yellow with age jaunir avec le tempsjaunir;∎ newspapers yellowed with age des journaux jaunis par le temps►► yellow alert alerte f orange;yellow fever fièvre f jaune;Nautical yellow flag pavillon m de quarantaine;Botany yellow iris iris m jaune ou de marais, flambe f d'eau;American yellow jacket guêpe f;Cycling yellow jersey (in Tour de France) maillot m jaune;American yellow light feu m orange;yellow line bande f jaune;∎ to park on a yellow line ≃ se mettre en stationnement irrégulier;∎ double yellow line or yellow lines double ligne f jaune;yellow ochre ocre f jaune;Yellow Pages ® les Pages fpl Jaunes;old-fashioned yellow peril, Yellow Peril péril m jaune;Botany yellow pimpernel lysamique f;old-fashioned yellow press presse f à sensation;Botany yellow rattle (rhinanthe m) crête-de-coq f;American yellow ribbon = ruban jaune arboré en signe de patriotisme et de solidarité avec ceux qui sont au combat, prisonniers politiques etc;the Yellow River le fleuve Jaune;the Yellow Sea la mer Jaune;Zoology yellow wagtail bergeronnette f printanière flavéole;Botany yellow water flag flambe f d'eauⓘ YELLOW LINES En Grande-Bretagne, une ligne jaune parallèle au trottoir signifie "arrêt autorisé réglementé"; une double ligne jaune signifie "stationnement interdit".
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Cowardly — Cow ard*ly, a. 1. Wanting courage; basely or weakly timid or fearful; pusillanimous; spiritless. [1913 Webster] The cowardly rascals that ran from the battle. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Proceeding from fear of danger or other consequences; befitting … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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cowardly — [kou′ərd lē] adj. of or typical of a coward; shamefully fearful adv. in the manner of a coward cowardliness n. SYN. COWARDLY, the general term, suggests a reprehensible lack of courage in the face of danger or pain [a cowardly deserter ]; CRAVEN… … English World dictionary
cowardly — late 14c. (adv.); 1550s (adj.), from COWARD (Cf. coward) + LY (Cf. ly). The adverb is much older than the adjective: Yit had I levir do what I may Than here to dye thus cowerdelye [ Le Morte d Arthur, c.1450] An O.E. word for cowardly was earg,… … Etymology dictionary
Cowardly — Cow ard*ly, adv. In the manner of a coward. Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cowardly — index base (bad), ignoble, recreant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
cowardly — [adj] fearful afraid, anxious, apprehensive, backward, base, caitiff, chickenhearted, cowering, cowhearted, craven, dastardly, diffident, dismayed, fainthearted, frightened, gutless, having the willies*, jittery, lacking courage, lily livered*,… … New thesaurus
cowardly — I. adverb Date: 14th century in a cowardly manner II. adjective Date: 1551 being, resembling, or befitting a coward < a cowardly retreat > • cowardliness noun Synonyms: cowardly, pusillanimous, craven … New Collegiate Dictionary
cowardly — cowardliness, n. /kow euhrd lee/, adj. 1. lacking courage; contemptibly timid. 2. characteristic of or befitting a coward; despicably mean, covert, or unprincipled: a cowardly attack on a weak, defenseless man. adv. 3. like a coward. [1275 1325;… … Universalium
cowardly — adj. cowardly to + inf. (it was cowardly of them to behave like that) * * * [ kaʊədlɪ] cowardly to + inf. (it was cowardly of them to behave like that) … Combinatory dictionary
cowardly — cow|ard|ly [ kauərdli ] adjective 1. ) a cowardly person is not brave enough to fight or do something difficult or dangerous that they should do a ) used about someone s behavior: a cowardly decision 2. ) cruel toward someone who is weaker than… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English