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craven
cra·ven C0729700 (krā′vən)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 crepāre, to break.]
cra′ven·ly adv.cra′ven·ness n.craven (ˈkreɪvən) adjcowardly; mean-spiritedna coward[C13 cravant, probably from Old French crevant bursting, from crever to burst, die, from Latin crepāre to burst, crack] ˈcravenly adv ˈcravenness ncra•ven (ˈkreɪ vən)
adj. 1. cowardly; contemptibly timid. n. 2. a coward. [1175–1225; Middle English cravant,cravaunde defeated < Old French craventé, past participle of cravanter to crush, overwhelm] cra′ven•ly, adv. cra′ven•ness, n. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | craven - an abject cowardpoltroon, recreantcoward - 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"- Spenserrecreantcowardly, fearful - lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley |
cravenadjective cowardly, weak, scared, fearful, abject, dastardly, mean-spirited, timorous, pusillanimous, chickenshit (U.S. slang), chicken-hearted, yellow (informal), lily-livered The craven attackers pounced on the boy and stabbed him before fleeing.cravenadjectiveIgnobly lacking in courage:chickenhearted, cowardly, dastardly, faint-hearted, lily-livered, pusillanimous, unmanly.Slang: chicken, gutless, yellow, yellow-bellied.nounAn ignoble, uncourageous person:coward, dastard, funk, poltroon.Slang: chicken, yellow-belly.Translationscraven (ˈkreivən) adjective cowardly. 懦弱的，膽小的 懦弱地，胆小的 Craven
CRAVEN. A word of obloquy, which in trials by battle, was pronounced by the vanquished; upon which judgment was rendered against him. craven
Synonyms for cravenadj cowardlySynonyms- cowardly
- weak
- scared
- fearful
- abject
- dastardly
- mean-spirited
- timorous
- pusillanimous
- chickenshit
- chicken-hearted
- yellow
- lily-livered
Synonyms for cravenadj ignobly lacking in courageSynonyms- chickenhearted
- cowardly
- dastardly
- faint-hearted
- lily-livered
- pusillanimous
- unmanly
- chicken
- gutless
- yellow
- yellow-bellied
noun an ignoble, uncourageous personSynonyms- coward
- dastard
- funk
- poltroon
- chicken
- yellow-belly
Synonyms for cravennoun an abject cowardSynonymsRelated Wordsadj lacking even the rudiments of courageSynonymsRelated Words |