cowish

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noun

An umbelliferous plant (Lomatium cous) with edible tuberous roots, found in Oregon, USA.

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Meanings

cowish1

nouncowish (uncountable)

alternative cous

  1. uncountableAn umbelliferous plant (Lomatium cous) with edible tuberous roots, found in Oregon, USA.

cowish2

adjectivecowish (comparative more cowish, superlative most cowish)

comparative more cowish · superlative most cowish

  1. obsoletefearful; cowardly

    It is the cowish terror of his spirit, / That dares not undertake.

    c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene ii]
  2. Similar to a cow; cowlike

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bonelesschickenchicken-heartedcowardlycowlikecravendastardlygutlessheartlessinvertebratenithingratlike

Origin

From cow + -ish.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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