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Adjective
/ˈkrāvən/,
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Contemptibly lacking in courage; cowardly,
  1. Contemptibly lacking in courage; cowardly
    • - a craven abdication of his moral duty
Noun
  1. A cowardly person

  1. lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful; "the craven fellow turned and ran"; "a craven proposal to raise the white flag"; "this recreant knight"- Spenser
  2. poltroon: an abject coward
  3. (cravenness) meanspirited cowardice
  4. Craven is an electoral ward in the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council, West Yorkshire, England.
  5. Craven (ward) may refer to: *Craven (Bradford ward) *Craven (Pendle ward) *Craven (Vale of White Horse ward)
  6. Cravens Railway Carriage and Wagon Company Limited was a railway rolling stock builder in the Darnall district of Sheffield, England. ...
  7. A confessed coward; To make craven; Unwilling to fight; lacking even the rudiments of courage; extremely cowardly
  8. [adj. or n. KRAYVEN] If you were frustrated by a person's cowardly ways, you might want to use the adjective craven to describe their actions. Example: "Emily was soon tired of Pat's craven screams whenever a spider appeared." The noun is applied to a coward. ...
  9. The word applied to the losing champion in a trial by combat or judicial duel, since the loss of the duel proved him to be perjured. As an 'infamous' person, he lost is right to law and could never again appear as a witness. ...
  10. adj.   Characterized by abject fear; cowardly.
  11. (P) - Freezes in fear when facing interception fire, rendering them unable to move.
  12. (Adj) -cowardly; contemptibly timid.
  13. it’s almost like raven. But ravens are not cowards. They more like robbers. You must have a bit of courage to go to somebody’s house and take somebody’s belongings against the owner’s will.