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cra·ven
(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.
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craven
(ˈkreɪvən)adj
cowardly; mean-spirited
n
a coward
[C13 cravant, probably from Old French crevant bursting, from crever to burst, die, from Latin crepāre to burst, crack]
ˈcravenly adv
ˈcravenness n
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cra•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.
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Noun | 1. | craven - an abject coward 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 |
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craven
adjective 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.
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craven
adjectiveIgnobly lacking in courage:
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Translations
جَبان، رِعْديد
zbabělý
fejkujonagtig
huglaus
gļēvs
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craven
(liter)n → Memme f (geh)
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craven
[ˈkreɪvən] adj (frm, pej) → vigliacco/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
craven
(ˈkreivən) adjective cowardly.
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