craven
cowardly; contemptibly timid; pusillanimous.
a coward.
to make cowardly.
Idioms about craven
cry craven, to yield; capitulate; give up.
Origin of craven
1Other words for craven
Other words from craven
- cra·ven·ly, adverb
- cra·ven·ness, noun
- un·cra·ven, adjective
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How to use craven in a sentence
Cravens pulled out her autographed Breitbart book, Righteous Indignation.
At Bars Nationwide, Conservatives Raise a Glass to Andrew Breitbart | Ben Jacobs, Laura Isensee | March 2, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the face of such a defiance the clerical party must fight fairly, or slink away as cravens.
Ancient Faiths And Modern | Thomas InmanIt will be a light matter for you, for you see what sort of cravens they are.
Frey and His Wife | Maurice Henry HewlettAnd they will come again and with a vengeance, no cravens, the sons of Granuaile, the champions of Kathleen ni Houlihan.
Ulysses | James JoyceThe electric light had been put in by the Cravens; all the other fixtures in the room were as Cazalet remembered them.
The Thousandth Woman | Ernest W. Hornung
There were men among them who had fought with gunplay and who had killed but, as they were cheats, so they were cravens, at heart.
Rimrock Trail | J. Allan Dunn
British Dictionary definitions for craven
/ (ˈkreɪvən) /
cowardly; mean-spirited
a coward
Origin of craven
1Derived forms of craven
- cravenly, adverb
- cravenness, noun
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