cowardly

All too often, smart business tactics produce cowardly leaders who take liberal democracy and common decency for granted.

Harris’ comments on the matter have been cowardly and embarrassing.

And New York Democrats have been cowardly about defending and standing up for trans kids, who have been targeted and bullied, and stripped of their right to medical care, in so many parts of the country.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has criticised the "cowardly attempts to intimidate our diplomats" in a deepening diplomatic row with Canada.

“It’s so disingenuous and it seems cowardly. And I don’t think the paper should be cowardly.”