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Word: Craven
Speech Type: Adjective
Middle English cravant ‘defeated’, perhaps via Anglo-Norman French from Old French cravante, past participle of cravanter ‘crush, overwhelm’, based on Latin crepare ‘burst’. The change in the ending in the 17th century was due to association with past participles ending in -en (see -en)
ˈkreɪv(ə)n
contemptibly lacking in courage; cowardly
Short Definition:contemptibly lacking in courage
Examples:- a craven abdication of his moral duty
Word: Craven
Speech Type: Noun
ˈkreɪv(ə)n
a cowardly person.
Short Definition:cowardly person
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