pavid

[ pav-id ]

adjective

1. timid; afraid; fearful; frightened.

pavid

/ ˈpævɪd /

adjective

1. rare.
   fearful; timid

Word History and Origins

Origin of pavid¹

1650–60; < Latin pavidus trembling, timid, derivative of pavēre to quake; -id ⁴

Word History and Origins

Origin of pavid¹

C17: from Latin pavidus fearful, from pavēre to tremble with fear

Example Sentences

Like a pavid kid in the talons of an eagle, that young creature trembled in his huge Milesian grasp.

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The clergy, a pavid flock, chattered their fears between the mouthfuls.

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