CRAVEN


Meaning of CRAVEN in English

■ adjective contemptibly lacking in courage; cowardly.

■ noun archaic a cowardly person.

Derivatives

~ly adverb

~ness noun

Origin

ME cravant 'defeated', perh. via Anglo-Norman Fr. from OFr. cravanter 'crush, overwhelm', based on L. crepare 'burst'.

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