These soldiers behaved in the most cowardly and disgraceful way. He is shown to be an arrogant, cowardly, selfish, and treacherous man. The Italians were presented as effeminate, cowardly and presumptuous, the Germans as arrogant. At times, he is also cowardly and hypocritical. To act in a timid or cowardly fashion. President Donald Trump condemned the shooting as hateful and cowardly later that day. Despite his brawny build, he acts somewhat cowardly and childish. Wilson called the beating by Brooks "brutal, murderous, and cowardly". Americans view the French as effeminate and cowardly. Gogol painted him as supremely exploitative, cowardly, and repulsive, albeit capable of gratitude. He dismissed the Democratic platform as cowardly and divisive. He is often portrayed as a cowardly but very intelligent man. They are presented as a race of boastful, cowardly individuals. This act earns his nickname the cowardly lion. Francis Stephen was popularly despised, as he was thought to be a cowardly French spy.