See cowardly in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ref": "1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene vii]:",
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"text": "1780, Edmund Burke, speech at The Guildhall, in Bristol\nThe cowardly rashness of those who dare not look danger in the face."
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"roman": "kɑmsaak",
"sense": "showing cowardice",
"word": "កំសាក"
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"sense": "showing cowardice",
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"word": "faitagh"
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"sense": "showing cowardice",
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "showing cowardice",
"word": "hauwarea"
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"sense": "showing cowardice",
"word": "coward"
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"code": "mn",
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"roman": "ajmxaj",
"sense": "showing cowardice",
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"word": "аймхай"
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"sense": "showing cowardice",
"word": "lâche"
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"sense": "showing cowardice",
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"sense": "showing cowardice",
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"word": "ਕਾਇਰੁ"
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"sense": "showing cowardice",
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"sense": "showing cowardice",
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],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "adv",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"English terms with archaic senses",
"English terms with quotations"
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "c. 1587–1588, [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire, London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act II, scene v:",
"text": "We will not ſteale vpon him cowardly,\nBut giue him warning and more warriours.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "1603, Michel de Montaigne, translated by John Florio, The Essayes […], book I, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC, page 48:",
"text": "I love to follow them, but not so cowardly, as my life remaine thereby in subjection.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "1828, John Paul, A Refutation of Arianism, page 20:",
"text": "[…] men who cowardly and hypocritically subscribe orthodox creeds, whilst they teach a different kind of doctrine!",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"In the manner of a coward, cowardlily."
],
"links": [
[
"cowardlily",
"cowardlily"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(archaic) In the manner of a coward, cowardlily."
],
"tags": [
"archaic"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈkaʊədli/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
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],
"translations": [
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "in the manner of a coward",
"word": "covardament"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "in the manner of a coward",
"word": "fej"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "in the manner of a coward",
"word": "kujonagtig"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "in the manner of a coward",
"word": "krysteragtig"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "in the manner of a coward",
"word": "pelkurimaisesti"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "in the manner of a coward",
"word": "raukkamaisesti"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "in the manner of a coward",
"word": "lâchement"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "in the manner of a coward",
"word": "feige"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "in the manner of a coward",
"word": "gyáván"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "in the manner of a coward",
"word": "vigliaccamente"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "in the manner of a coward",
"word": "pusillanimamente"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "in the manner of a coward",
"word": "vilmente"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hetare",
"sense": "in the manner of a coward",
"word": "へたれ"
},
{
"code": "enm",
"lang": "Middle English",
"sense": "in the manner of a coward",
"word": "cowardly"
},
{
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "in the manner of a coward",
"word": "lâchement"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "in the manner of a coward",
"word": "feig"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "in the manner of a coward",
"word": "feig"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "in the manner of a coward",
"word": "covardemente"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "in the manner of a coward",
"word": "cobardemente"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "in the manner of a coward",
"word": "laș"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "truslívo",
"sense": "in the manner of a coward",
"word": "трусли́во"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "malodúšno",
"sense": "in the manner of a coward",
"word": "малоду́шно"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "in the manner of a coward",
"word": "cobardemente"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "in the manner of a coward",
"word": "dredöfo"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "in the manner of a coward",
"word": "dredöfiko"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "in the manner of a coward",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "dredöfaniko"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "in the manner of a coward",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "hidredöfaniko"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "in the manner of a coward",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "jidredöfaniko"
}
],
"word": "cowardly"
}
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