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Hi, Dallas Hinton!
I read your message from 24.08.2024 15:44

 AK>> You mean that there is no adjective "coward"?

 AK>> Here for instance,
 AK>> https://www.dictionary.com/browse/coward

 AK>> PS: And in general, it is an English feature that almost every
 AK>> word can perform every part of speech.

 DH> I've never seen the word used as an adjective. I suspect it's an
 DH> archaic usage. The Cambridge dictionary doesn't define it as an
 DH> adjective (listing only "cowardly"), same for Merriam-Webster,
 DH> Collins, and the Britannica Dictionary. The Oxford dictionary shows
 DH> it used an adjective but last used in 1818!

Coward is a noun. Amen! ;-)
https://thecontentauthority.com/blog/coward-vs-cowardly

Bye, Dallas!
Alexander Koryagin
english_tutor 2024

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