coward
coward is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Destitute of courage; timid; cowardly. Fie, coward woman, and soft-hearted wretch. Shak.
- 2.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.
- 3.A person who lacks courage; a timid or pusillanimous person; a poltroon. A fool is nauseous, but a coward worse. Dryden.
- 4.To make timoroys; to frighten. [Obs.] That which cowardeth a man's heart. Foxe.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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Definition-first questions whose answer is coward.
- What is destitute of courage; timid; cowardly. Fie, coward woman, and soft-hearted wretch. Shak called?
- What is 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 called?
- What is a person who lacks courage; a timid or pusillanimous person; a poltroon. A fool is nauseous, but a coward worse. Dryden called?
- What is to make timoroys; to frighten. [Obs.] That which cowardeth a man's heart. Foxe called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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