Cowardly
Cowardly adjective - Having or showing a shameful lack of courage.
Usage example: vile charges that were made in a cowardly, unsigned letter
Fearless
Fearless adjective - Feeling or displaying no fear by temperament.
Usage example: skydiving is one sport that tends to attract fearless types
Both words in one sentence
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While they pride themselves on being brave and fearless warriors, in fleeing from and hiding themselves away from the rest of the world they made themselves look cowardly.
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Rimmer's diaries in Red Dwarf, which brazenly rewrite real events to portray the cowardly and Know-Nothing Know-It-All Rimmer as a bold, fearless hero who routinely pulls his cowardly and incompetent crewmate's chestnuts out of the fire.
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Similarly, a Naïve Newcomer and Cowardly Lion may have a sager character explain that fear is not proof that they are cowards; only the Fearless Fool really feels no fear.
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