cowarded
simple past tense and past participle of coward
Source: Wiktionary
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
27 December 2024
(adjective) restricted to a particular condition of life; “an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of oxygen”
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