Craven
WordNet
adjective
(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
noun
(2) An abject coward
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Adjective
Verb
- To make craven.
- 1609: William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Cymbeline, Act III, Scene IV
- There is a prohibition so divine / That cravens my weak hand.
- 1609: William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Cymbeline, Act III, Scene IV