† cravenlyadj.

Etymology: < craven n. + -ly suffix¹. Compare cowardly adjective.

Obsolete. rare.

Of the nature of a craven, cowardly.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [adjective] > abjectly cowardly

recrayedc1330

recreantc1330

craven?a1400

poor1425

currishc1460

fazart1508

soulless1568

dastardly1576

beastly1584

dastard1595

low-spirited1598

peaking1611

white meata1625

cur-like1627

snivelling1647

cravenly1653

base-mettled1681

niding1755

poltroonish1801

niddering1819

turn-tail1861

turpid1867

cold-footed1944

Charley1954

1653 J. Gauden Hieraspistes 561 Of no mean and cravenly kind.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

cravenlyadv.

Brit.

/ˈkreɪv(ə)nli/, U.S.

/ˈkreɪvənli/

Etymology: < craven adj. + -ly suffix².

In a craven manner.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [adverb] > in an abjectly cowardly manner

poorlyc1385

currishly1519

dastardly1552

sheep-like1582

cravenlya1593

cur-like1627

dastard-like1835

a1593 H. Smith in Wks. (1867) II. 479 Too cracking or too cravenly, Too hateful or too gratefully.

1622 S. Ward Life of Faith in Death 64 He neither foolishly thinkes to resist..nor..crauenly yeelds.

1887 Chicago Advance 18 Aug. 521 They grovel cravenly under dread of what may be termed the ‘social boycott’.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	cravenly
释义	† cravenlyadj. Etymology: < craven n. + -ly suffix¹. Compare cowardly adjective. Obsolete. rare. Of the nature of a craven, cowardly. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [adjective] > abjectly cowardly recrayedc1330 recreantc1330 craven?a1400 poor1425 currishc1460 fazart1508 soulless1568 dastardly1576 beastly1584 dastard1595 low-spirited1598 peaking1611 white meata1625 cur-like1627 snivelling1647 cravenly1653 base-mettled1681 niding1755 poltroonish1801 niddering1819 turn-tail1861 turpid1867 cold-footed1944 Charley1954 1653 J. Gauden Hieraspistes 561 Of no mean and cravenly kind. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2021). cravenlyadv. Brit. /ˈkreɪv(ə)nli/, U.S. /ˈkreɪvənli/ Etymology: < craven adj. + -ly suffix². In a craven manner. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [adverb] > in an abjectly cowardly manner poorlyc1385 currishly1519 dastardly1552 sheep-like1582 cravenlya1593 cur-like1627 dastard-like1835 a1593 H. Smith in Wks. (1867) II. 479 Too cracking or too cravenly, Too hateful or too gratefully. 1622 S. Ward Life of Faith in Death 64 He neither foolishly thinkes to resist..nor..crauenly yeelds. 1887 Chicago Advance 18 Aug. 521 They grovel cravenly under dread of what may be termed the ‘social boycott’. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1653adv.a1593
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