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craven
adjective
noun
Lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
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adjective
Lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
“The craven fellow turned and ran”
noun
An abject coward
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The craven fellow turned and ran
A craven proposal to raise the white flag
{'source': 'Spenser', 'text': 'this recreant knight'}
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