Cowardly and Doughty

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Cowardly adjective - Having or showing a shameful lack of courage.

Usage example: vile charges that were made in a cowardly, unsigned letter

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Doughty is an antonym for cowardly in faint-hearted topic.

Nearby Words: cowardice, coward, cowardliness

Doughty adjective - Feeling or displaying no fear by temperament.

Usage example: the doughty heroes of old

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Cowardly is an antonym for doughty.

Nearby Word: doughtily

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