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vigliaccamente

cowardly, in a cowardly way

adverb veel-yahk-kah-MEN-teh Rare

Usage Note

Vigliaccamente is the adverb from vigliacco (coward, cowardly). It carries strong moral condemnation and is common in journalism and formal registers: è stato vigliaccamente ucciso (he was cowardly murdered). The noun vigliaccheria means an act of cowardice.

Examples

"Ha abbandonato gli amici vigliaccamente."

Natural Translation

He cowardly abandoned his friends.

Literal Translation

He-has abandoned the friends in-a-cowardly-manner.

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