Meaning & use
craven
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Showing shameful lack of courage; cowardly.
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His craven refusal to take responsibility disappointed his entire team.
The general was remembered not for bravery but for his craven retreat.
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A strongly negative, somewhat literary word -- stronger and more judgmental than simply "afraid."
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