craven

[Cra·ven]

A craven man is no Superman or Spiderman, nor is he a firefighter or a soldier. A craven man is the opposite of those guys: he has not an ounce of courage.

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Cowardly; fainthearted; spiritless.

Noun
an abject coward

Adjective S.
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


a.
Cowardly; fainthearted; spiritless.

n.
A recreant; a coward; a weak-hearted, spiritless fellow. See Recreant, n.

v. t.
To make recreant, weak, spiritless, or cowardly.


Craven

Cra"ven (kr?"v'n), a. [OE. cravant, cravaunde, OF. cravant struck down, p. p. of cravanter, crevanter, to break, crush, strike down, fr. an assumed LL. crepantare, fr. L. crepans, p. pr. of crepare to break, crack, rattle. Cf. Crevice, Crepitate.] Cowardly; fainthearted; spiritless. "His craven heart." Shak.
The poor craven bridegroom said never a word.
In craven fear of the sarcasm of Dorset.

Craven

Cra"ven, n. [Formerly written also cravant and cravent.] A recreant; a coward; a weak-hearted, spiritless fellow. See Recreant, n.
King Henry. Is it fit this soldier keep his oath? Fluellen.He is a craven and a villain else.
Syn. -- Coward; poltroon; dastard.

Craven

Cra"ven, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cravened (-v'nd);p. pr. & vb. n. Cravening.] To make recreant, weak, spiritless, or cowardly. [Obs.]
There is a prohibition so divine, That cravens my weak hand.

Cowardly; fainthearted; spiritless.

A recreant; a coward; a weak-hearted, spiritless fellow. See Recreant, n.

To make recreant, weak, spiritless, or cowardly.

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