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Thesaurus: craven

Cowardly; fainthearted; spiritless.

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  1. a. Cowardly; fainthearted; spiritless.
  2. n. A recreant; a coward; a weak-hearted, spiritless fellow. See Recreant, n.
  3. v. t. To make recreant, weak, spiritless, or cowardly.
  4. adj. lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
  5. n. an abject coward
  6. word/cowardly">Cowardly; word/fainthearted">fainthearted; spiritless. "His craven heart." Shak.The poor craven bridegroom said never a word. Sir. W. Scott.In craven fear of the sarcasm of Dorset. Macualay.
  7. j:70/n:30 s. lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful