COWARDED

Verb

cowarded

simple past tense and past participle of coward

Source: Wiktionary


COWARD

Cow"ard (kou"rd), a. Etym: [OF. couard, coard, coart, n. and adj., F. couard, fr. OF. coe, coue, tail, F. queue (fr. L. coda, a form of cauda tail) + -ard; orig., short-tailed, as an epithet of the hare, or perh., turning tail, like a scared dog. Cf. Cue, Queue, Caudal.]

1. (Her.)

Definition: Borne in the escutcheon with his tail doubled between his legs;

– said of a lion.

2. Destitute of courage; timid; cowardly. Fie, coward woman, and soft-hearted wretch. Shak.

3. Belonging to a coward; proceeding from, or expressive of, base fear or timidity. He raised the house with loud and coward cries. Shak. Invading fears repel my coward joy. Proir.

Cow"ard, n.

Definition: A person who lacks courage; a timid or pusillanimous person; a poltroon. A fool is nauseous, but a coward worse. Dryden.

Syn.

– Craven; poltroon; dastard.

Cow"ard, v. t.

Definition: To make timoroys; to frighten. [Obs.] That which cowardeth a man's heart. Foxe.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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