craven (redirected from cravenly)

cra·ven  (krvn)

adj.

Characterized by abject fear; cowardly.

n.

A coward.

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[Middle English cravant, perhaps from Old French crevant, present participle of crever, to burst, from Latin crepre, to break.]

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craven·ly adv.

craven·ness n.

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craven

Adjective

cowardly

Noun

a coward [Middle English cravant]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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

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craven

adjective cowardly, weak, scared, fearful, abject, dastardly, mean-spirited, timorous, pusillanimous, chicken-hearted, yellow (informal) lily-livered

Translations

craven [ˈkreɪvən] adj → feige

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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