āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
cowardly
/kËaâĘÉdli/
cowardly
01
āĻāĻžāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻˇ, āĻā§āĻ°ā§
lacking courage, typically avoiding difficult or dangerous situations
Disapproving
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The soldier's cowardly behavior disappointed his comrades.
āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻāĻ°āĻŖ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻšāĻ¤āĻžāĻļ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
1.1
āĻāĻžāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻˇ
(of an action) done in a way that targets someone who cannot defend themselves
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
It was a cowardly act to harm someone so vulnerable.
āĻāĻ¤āĻāĻž āĻ
āĻ¸āĻšāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
01
āĻāĻžāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĻāĻžāĻŦā§
in a manner characterized by lack of courage or bravery
Disapproving
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He spoke cowardly, avoiding direct confrontation with the issue at hand.
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āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
cowardliness
cowardly
coward
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