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craven

cra·ven

UK/ˈkɹeɪ.vən/ US/ˈkreɪvʌn/ uncommon archaic
adjective (1) noun (1)

adjective

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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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Origin

From Middle English cravant, either borrowed from Old French cravanté (“defeated”), past participle of cravanter (ultimately from Latin crepare), or a modification of creaunt (“defeated”) after craven (“to crave”).

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