cowhearted

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adjective

cowardly

Scrabble 19
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Meanings

adjectivecowhearted (comparative more cowhearted, superlative most cowhearted)

comparative more cowhearted · superlative most cowhearted · alternative cow-hearted

  1. cowardly

    Pfhaw, I Cow-hearted! I'm as bold as a Lyon!

    1718, Laurence Echard (translator), Terence (original), Eunuch
    2 more examples

    The Lady Powis […] patted him with her fan, and called him a cowhearted fellow.

    a. 1734, Roger North, Examen

    “You're a cowhearted rascal, that's sure, but you didn't try to use anything that belonged to me. So you can go. That's what I wouldn't ever want to happen,” he continued, speaking very slowly

    2017, Donald Barr Chidsey, Captain Crossbones

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bonelesschickenchicken-heartedcowardlycravendastardlygutlessheartlessinvertebratenithingratlikespineless

Origin

From cow + hearted.

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Cite this entry
APA

cowhearted. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cowhearted

MLA

“cowhearted.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cowhearted. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cowhearted,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cowhearted.

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