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craven

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cra·ven  (krvn)
adj.
Characterized by abject fear; cowardly.
n.
A coward.
[Middle English cravant, perhaps from Old French crevant, present participle of crever, to burst, from Latin crepre, to break.]
craven·ly adv.
craven·ness n.
craven
Adjective
cowardly
Noun
a coward [Middle English cravant]
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Noun1.craven - an abject coward
poltroon, recreant
coward - a person who shows fear or timidity
Adj.1.craven - lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful; "the craven fellow turned and ran"; "a craven proposal to raise the white flag"; "this recreant knight"- Spenser
recreant
cowardly, fearful - lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley
craven
adjective cowardly, weak, scared, fearful, abject, dastardly, mean-spirited, timorous, pusillanimous, chicken-hearted, yellow (informal) lily-livered
Translations

craven [ˈkreɪvən] adj → feige
craven
adj craven [ˈkreivən]
cowardly. lafaard جَبان، رِعْديد страхлив zbabělý fej; kujonagtig feige δειλός cobarde argpükslik بزدل؛ ترسو pelkurimainen lâche פַּחדָן डरपोक kukavički gyáva secara pengecut huglaus codardo おく病な 겁많은 bailus gļēvs dengan penakut laf feig tchórzliwy cobarde laş малодушный zbabelý strahopeten plašljiv feg, mesig ขี้ขลาด korkak, namert 膽小的 малодушний; боягузливий بزدل، ڈرپ‍وک hèn nhát 胆小的


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The great door was opened by Flambeau himself, who had with him a lean man with iron-grey hair and papers in his hand: Inspector Craven from Scotland Yard.
The Innocence Of Father Brown by Chesterton, Gilbert K. View in context
Then the ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling, By the grave and stern decorum of the countenance it wore, "Though thy crest be shorn and shaven, thou," I said, "art sure no craven, Ghastly grim and ancient Raven wandering from the Nightly shore-- Tell me what thy lordly name is on the Night's Plutonian shore
The Raven by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context
With her attention not a little distracted by these and a great many other incoherent exclamations of joy, Rose read the address, which was Craven Street, in the Strand.
Oliver Twist Or The Parish Boy's Progress by Dickens, Charles View in context
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