Cowardly
Cowardly adjective - Having or showing a shameful lack of courage.
Usage example: vile charges that were made in a cowardly, unsigned letter
Valiant
Valiant adjective - Feeling or displaying no fear by temperament.
Usage example: valiant soldiers marching off to war
Both words in one sentence
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Despite his cowardly, self-serving tendencies, and his valiant attempts to quell them, he is regarded as a sterling hero with touching modesty.
Source: Shrouded in Myth
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