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Search phrase: cowardly

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Antony and CleopatraAC IV.xv.56Not cowardly put off my helmet toNot Cowardly put off my Helmet to
CoriolanusCor I.i.201Yet are they passing cowardly. But, I beseech you,Yet are they passing Cowardly. But I beseech you,
CoriolanusCor I.vi.3Nor cowardly in retire. Believe me, sirs,Nor Cowardly in retyre: Beleeue me Sirs,
CoriolanusCor IV.vi.124And cowardly nobles, gave way unto your clusters,and Cowardly Nobles, / Gaue way vnto your Clusters,
Henry IV Part 11H4 I.iii.62So cowardly, and but for these vile gunsSo Cowardly. And but for these vile Gunnes,
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iii.17shallow cowardly hind, and you lie. What a lack-brain isshallow cowardly Hinde, and you Lye. What a lacke-braine is
Henry VH5 IV.vii.6cowardly rascals that ran from the battle ha' done thisCowardly Rascalls that ranne from the battaile ha' done this
Henry VH5 V.i.66Go, go, you are a counterfeit cowardly knave.Go, go, you are a counterfeit cowardly Knaue,
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.i.134Cowardly fled, not having struck one stroke.Cowardly fled, not hauing struck one stroake.
Henry VI Part 11H6 III.ii.109Cowardly knight, ill fortune follow thee!Cowardly Knight,ill fortune follow thee.
Julius CaesarJC V.i.103But I do find it cowardly and vile,But I do finde it Cowardly, and vile,
King Edward IIIE3 IV.vi.33Cowardly works confusion on itself.Cowardly workes confusion on it selfe.
King LearKL II.ii.51cowardly rascal, nature disclaims in thee: a tailor madecowardly Rascall, nature disclaimes in thee: a Taylor made
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW III.i.62Galen – and he is a knave besides, a cowardly knave asGalen, and hee is a knaue besides: a cowardly knaue, as
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.i.187patience well. That same cowardly, giantlike Oxbeefpatience well: that same cowardly gyant-like Oxe beefe
Richard IIIR3 I.iv.102No. He'll say 'twas done cowardlyNo: hee'l say 'twas done cowardly,
Richard IIIR3 I.iv.265Relent? No: 'tis cowardly and womanish.Relent? no: 'Tis cowardly and womanish.
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iii.102Not a more cowardly rogue in all Bohemia. If youNot a more cowardly Rogue in all Bohemia; If you

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Glossary

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cowardcowardly
cowardmake cowardly, make fearful
cowishcowardly, irresolute, timorous
cravencowardly, spineless, weak-hearted
cravenmake cowardly, make timorous
dastarddastardly, cowardly, despicable
heartlesscowardly, gutless, spiritless
low-spiritedignoble, abject, cowardly
milk-liveredchicken-hearted, cowardly
recreantcowardly, faint-hearted, craven
Thersites[pron: ther'siyteez] cowardly Greek, killed by Achilles after jeering at him
treacherouslydespicably, contemptibly, in a cowardly manner
white-liveredlily-livered, cowardly, feeble-spirited

Thesaurus

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cowardlycraven
cowardlycowish
cowardlycoward
cowardlywhite-livered
cowardlydastard
cowardlymilk-livered
cowardlyrecreant
cowardlyheartless
cowardlylow-spirited
cowardly manner, in atreacherously
cowardly, makecraven
cowardly, makecoward

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Classical mythology

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