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craven
What does craven mean?
craven (adjective): unwilling to fight; lacking even the rudiments of courage; extremely cowardly.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use craven in a sentence?
- The craven fellow turned and ran. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce craven?
/ˈkɹeɪvən/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does craven come from?
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”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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forming an end or termination; especially putting an end to doubt or question
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prying, inquisitive or curious in other’s affairs; tending to snoop or meddle
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unwilling to fight; lacking even the rudiments of courage; extremely cowardly
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