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Pronunciation
IPA|�kreɪv�n
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪv�n|-eɪv�n

Adjective
en-adj

1. Unwilling to fight; lacking even the rudiments of courage; extremely cowardly.
2. obsolete defeat|Defeated.

Derived terms
cry craven

Translations

Bulgarian: ���а�лив
Finnish: pelkurimainen
mid
Spanish: cobarde

Noun
en-noun

1. A confessed coward.

Translations

Bulgarian: ���а�ливе�
mid
Finnish: pelkuri

Verb
en-verb

1. To make #Adjective|craven.

Quotations
1609: w:William Shakespeare|William Shakespeare, s:The Tragedy of Cymbeline|The Tragedy of Cymbeline, Act III, Scene IV
:There is a prohibition so divine / That cravens my weak hand.

References
R:Century 1911
R:Webster 1913

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