/ Dictionary / Index C cowardly: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: cow•ard•ly Pronunciation: (kou'urd-lē), [key] — adj. lacking courage; contemptibly timid. characteristic of or befitting a coward; despicably mean, covert, or unprincipled: a cowardly attack on a weak, defenseless man. —adv. like a coward. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: cowardly (Thesaurus) cowardice cowbane Related Content Daily Word Quiz: lunar Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language