Unvaliant

[…] and an unvaliant, impudent, affronted pleading for untruth, tyranny and wickednesse, which is neither a product of prudence, nor magnanimity.

[…] and none but such as were unvaliant and despicable would long continue without the privilege of cutting their hair, after they had attained to years of maturity.

Even the unvaliant James would have dared to tackle him single-handed; but he represented the unknown and terrible majesty of the law.

To those in the law enforcement community, the tape captured what they already believed: Marschke was weak-kneed or, at least, unvaliant.