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Meanings of craven in English

Portuguese
medroso
Spanish
miedoso

An abject coward.

medroso

A person who lacks courage.

Lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful.

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Examples for "recreant"
Examples for "recreant"
1
The recreant or the dreamer complains that he has no real chance.
It Can Be Done: Poems of Inspiration
2
A conspirator who wanted to be safe was a recreant in disguise.
The Greek View of Life
3
I were false and recreant if I went not to their assistance.
The Red Axe
4
Only by being recreant to every sentiment of honor, gratitude and humanity.
A Daughter of Fife
5
The magistrates were recreant to their trust, he has performed their functions.
Napoleon the Little
Usage of craven in English
1
Economic backwardness was taken as holy simplicity; ignoble, craven subservience as piety.
The Irish Times
2
Then you understand how craven it is to deny workers minimum wage.
The Guardian
3
Every minister and bureaucrat too self-interested or too craven to speak up.
The Guardian
4
Sourly he accepted defeat, raging in his craven spirit at the necessity.
Bucky O'Connor: A Tale of the Unfenced Border
5
Liar and craven will I dub you throughout the whole of France.
The Suitors of Yvonne: being a portion of the memoirs of the Sie...
6
Even in her most listless hours she had never been a craven.
The Garden of Allah
7
The craven with desires will offer up bloody sacrifices to it submissively.
The Tragic Comedians: A Study in a Well-known Story — Volume 3
8
It is a craven word, overmuch upon the lips of Christian gentlemen.
Sir Mortimer: A Novel
9
But the country was by no means so craven as Lalor supposed.
The Dew of Their Youth
10
His manner vacillated between a kind of hateful hostility and craven fawning.
The gunslinger
11
If a craven piece of advice, this at least was reassuring news.
Black Powder War
12
It is a ghastly thought, that the craven impulse may overcome us.
The Amazing Marriage — Volume 4
13
He was certain the craven had been ordered to this fatal exploration.
As It Was in the Beginning
14
Popular feeling was deeply moved by this craven compliance with French behests.
The Life of Napoleon I (Volume 2 of 2)
15
They got out of hand, and there was uproar and craven fear.
Mary Slessor of Calabar: Pioneer Missionary
16
A craven's knife can slay a queen as easily as a hero's.
A Dance with Dragons
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Translations for craven
Portuguese
medrosomedricas
Craven through the time
Craven across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common