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US
/ˈkɹeɪvən/
]
[ UK /kɹˈeɪvən/ ]
[ UK /kɹˈeɪvən/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
the craven fellow turned and ran
this recreant knight
a craven proposal to raise the white flag
NOUN
- an abject coward
How To Use craven In A Sentence
- Where's your country hawbuck now?" cried Craven, triumphantly. Rodney stone
- Vic Craven edged a ball on to his stumps to make the former England star only the fifth bowler currently playing anywhere in the world to have joined the elite club.
- Hollywood, which once made her look hip and powerful, now makes her look craven and silly - and like a dumbo for not getting that it's so over with.
- Paige Craven, a sophomore at Souhegan, found out about the program via the intercom, and the idea piqued her interest. CabinetPress.com | Web Feeds
- Their cravenness on immigration is deeply disturbing.
- She is being made an honorary canon in recognition of her hospital work and will take over as rural dean of South Craven in February.
- 'Resdved, That the commissioners for coqapoundiog be Im - powered and required to seise and sequester all the estate, real and personal, of the said Lord Craven, and to receive the rents, Collins's Peerage of England; Genealogical, Biographical, and Historical
- It basically makes him look like a weak, indecisive, craven leader.
- For far too long, it has been weak and craven, seeking consensus where none was forthcoming. Times, Sunday Times
- But, when officers confronted Parker, he proved to be a craven coward who literally pulsed with guilt.