Cowardly and Nasty

Cowardly

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

Nasty and cowardly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nasty" instead an adjective "Cowardly".

Nearby Words: cowardice, coward, cowardliness

Nasty

Nasty adjective - Arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust.
Usage example: fortunately, the story's nasty characters are balanced by some truly good people

Cowardly and nasty are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cowardly" instead an adjective "Nasty".

Nearby Word: nastily

Both words in one sentence

  • Generation Xerox In Wuthering Heights, Heathcliff and Isabella's son Linton Heathcliff has the worst traits of both of his parents, being a nasty, cowardly snob.
  • Rats: Traditionally nasty, cowardly, indecent, aggressive, greedy, licentious, and cunning.
  • The protagonists are sometimes just as cynical, ruthless, selfish, vapid, cowardly, and/or nasty as the erstwhile antagonists.
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