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pavid
[ pav-id ]
/ ˈpæv ɪd /
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adjective
timid; afraid; fearful; frightened.
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Origin of pavid
Words nearby pavid
pavement artist, paver, Pavese, pave the way, Pavia, pavid, pavilion, pavilion roof, pavillon, pavillon Chinois, paving
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How to use pavid in a sentence
Like a pavid kid in the talons of an eagle, that young creature trembled in his huge Milesian grasp.
The Christmas Books|William Makepeace ThackerayThe clergy, a pavid flock, chattered their fears between the mouthfuls.
Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln|Charles L. Marson
British Dictionary definitions for pavid
pavid
/ (ˈpævɪd) /
adjective
rare fearful; timid
Word Origin for pavid
C17: from Latin pavidus fearful, from pavēre to tremble with fear
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