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craven
[krey-vuhn]
adjective
cowardly; contemptibly timid; pusillanimous.
Synonyms: , ,
noun
a coward.
verb (used with object)
to make cowardly.
craven
/ ˈɪə /
adjective
cowardly; mean-spirited
noun
a coward
Other Word Forms
- cravenly adverb
- cravenness noun
- uncraven adjective
- ˈԲԱ noun
- ˈԱ adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of craven1
Idioms and Phrases
cry craven, to yield; capitulate; give up.
Example Sentences
He’s cornered by guards, the players who fought alongside him are dead, and he’s thrown back in with the remaining players, many of whom survived because they’re the most craven of the group.
This year’s retreat from DEI policies is merely a continuation of that craven approach.
But still: For the president of the United States to accuse the government of South Africa, in 2025, of conducting a racial genocide is so craven, so shameless, that beggars any rational description.
These craven handovers will have an entirely predictable result: They will only encourage further extortionate suits against news organizations.
They accuse ministers of being overly submissive to international lawyers and craven to politically motivated votes at the UN.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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