Craven Definition

krāvən
adjective
Very cowardly; abjectly afraid.
Webster's New World

Unwilling to fight; lacking even the rudiments of courage; extremely cowardly.

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noun
A thorough coward.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
To make craven.
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Other Word Forms of Craven

Noun

Singular:
craven
Plural:
cravens

Origin of Craven

  • Middle English cravant perhaps from Old French crevant present participle of crever to burst from Latin crepāre to break

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle English craven (adjective)

    From Wiktionary

Craven Sentence Examples

  • Panic slowly crossed his craven countenance.

  • This was only made possible, however, by the craven capitulation of people who ought to have known better.

  • The Church of England, certainly in terms of its leadership, is marked by " craven apologetics and moral and cultural relativism.

  • And now, now, this craven bunch of capitalist lackeys in New Labor have gone and privatized British Jokes.

  • We shall see the effects of the Caledonian orogeny and the Variscan orogeny resulting in the Craven Faults and the Askrigg Block.

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Words Starting With

CCRCRA

Words Ending With

NENVEN

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Words Starting With C and Ending With N

Starts With C & Ends With NStarts With CR & Ends With NStarts With C & Ends With EN

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With C6 Letter Words Ending With N