Cow"ard*ly, adv. In the manner
of a coward. Spenser.
Cow"ard*ly, a. 1.
Wanting courage; basely or weakly timid or fearful;
pusillanimous; spiritless.
The cowardly rascals that ran from the
battle.
Shak.
2. Proceeding from fear of danger or
other consequences; befitting a coward; dastardly; base; as,
cowardly malignity. Macaulay.
The cowardly rashness of those who dare not
look danger in the face.
Burke.
Syn. -- Timid; fearful; timorous; dastardly;
pusillanimous; recreant; craven; faint-hearted; chicken-hearted;
white-livered.