pavid

[pav-id]

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adjective

timid; afraid; fearful; frightened.

Origin of pavid

1650–60; < Latin pavidus trembling, timid, derivative of pavēre to quake; see -id⁴

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The clergy, a pavid flock, chattered their fears between the mouthfuls.
Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln
Charles L. Marson
Like a pavid kid in the talons of an eagle, that young creature trembled in his huge Milesian grasp.
The Christmas Books
William Makepeace Thackeray

British Dictionary definitions for pavid

pavid

adjective

rare fearful; timid

Word Origin

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

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Examples from the Web for pavid

Historical Examples

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

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

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