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craven
/ˈkɹeɪ.vən/
name 4adj 1noun 1verb 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
incoherent, poor
VERB + CRAVEN
fumbling, look, scorned
CRAVEN + NOUN
bootlicker, bridegroom, performance, villain
ADV.
such, transparently
Definitions
adj
1
Unwilling to fight; lacking even the rudiments of courage; extremely cowardly.
The poor craven bridegroom said never a word.
Prime Minister Abe's fumbling and craven performance took place on a national holiday in Korea, marking the countrywide uprising against the Japanese colonial rule that began on March 1, 1919. March 1 is also the day in 1932 that Japan chose to inaugurate Manchukuo (after seizing northeastern China).
noun
1
A coward.
He is a craven and a villain else.
“God knows I would rather die licked in the fire by the side of my king than to live out my days twitted and scorned as a craven.”
verb
1
To make craven.
There is a prohibition so divine / That cravens my weak hand.
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Idioms & Phrases
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The poor craven bridegroom said never a word.
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Prime Minister Abe's fumbling and craven performance took place on a national holiday in Korea, marking the countrywide uprising against the Japanese colonial rule that began on March 1, 1919. March 1
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“But they’ve made some big carve-outs that are just absolute nonsense. There’s no perfect approach to content moderation, but they could at least try to look less transparently craven and incoherent.”
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He is a craven and a villain else.
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“God knows I would rather die licked in the fire by the side of my king than to live out my days twitted and scorned as a craven.”
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There is a prohibition so divine / That cravens my weak hand.
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