cowardly (adj.) Copy link Outline 1. ignāvus (wanting in spirit and energy)2. tĭmĭdus3. imbellis, e (inapt for war) • cowardly (adj.): 1. ignāvus (wanting in spirit and energy): Join: ignavus [miles] ac timidus, ignavus et imbellis, Liv.; ignavissimus et fugacissimus [hostis], id. 2. tĭmĭdus: v. timid. 3. imbellis, e (inapt for war): v. unwarlike, and supr. (Also trepidus, pavidus may sometimes be used, but they denote a temporary, not an habitual character: v. fearful.) Adv.: in a c. manner, ignāvē, tĭmĭdē, Cic.