About The Word Craven
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Craven
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What's The Definition Of Craven?
[n] an abject coward
[adj] 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 Synonyms | Synonyms for Craven: coward(a) | cowardly | fearful | poltroon | recreant | recreant Related Terms | Find terms related to Craven: base | caitiff | chicken | coward | dastard | dastardly | dunghill | dunghilly | funk | funker | gutless | lily-livered | poltroon | poltroonish | pusillanimous | quitter | recreant | spunkless | unmanly See Also | coward Craven In Webster's Dictionary \Cra"ven\ (kr?"v'n), a. [OE. cravant, cravaunde, OF.
cravant? struck down, p. p. of cravanter, crevanter, to
break, crush, strike down, fr. an assumed LL. crepantare, fr.
L. crepans, p. pr. of crepare to break, crack, rattle. Cf.
{Crevice}, {Crepitate}.]
Cowardly; fainthearted; spiritless. ``His craven heart.''
--Shak.
The poor craven bridegroom said never a word. --Sir. W.
Scott.
In craven fear of the sarcasm of Dorset. --Macaulay.
\Cra"ven\, n. [Formerly written also cravant and cravent.] A recreant; a coward; a weak-hearted, spiritless fellow. See {Recreant}, n. King Henry. Is it fit this soldier keep his oath? Fluellen. He is a craven and a villain else. --Shak. Syn: Coward; poltroon; dastard. \Cra"ven\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cravened} (-v'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cravening}.] To make recreant, weak, spiritless, or cowardly. [Obs.] There is a prohibition so divine, That cravens my weak hand. --Shak. |
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