Can u explain the word"craven"for me ? It’s absolutely unbelievable - and really craven.Does the word"craven"have the meaning of horrible?
2007-10-25 20:09:25 · 11 answers · asked by wanghao52676 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
No, it means cowardly.
2007-10-25 20:11:52 · answer #1 · answered by Bethany 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The word craven as an adjective means
cowardly; contemptibly timid; pusillanimous.
As a noun it means
a coward.
As a verb it means
to make cowardly.
It originates in the end of the 12th century from the Middle English words cravant and cravaunde, which in turn came from Old French cravante meaning defeated. Utlimately these words trace back to the Latin word crepare, which means to break.
Synonyms are dastardly, fearful, timorous.
That said, you are looking for the meaning of the word craven in an urban context. There craven refers to someone who is overly into some thing or some one. That could be horrible, e.g. someone that text messages you every five minutes and won't let you be to yourself. They are overly into you and if that is unwanted, it can become a form of stalking, that is indeed horrible.
2007-10-26 03:32:05 · answer #2 · answered by Siegfrid 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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cra·ven /ËkreɪvÉn/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[krey-vuhn] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective 1. cowardly; contemptibly timid; pusillanimous.
–noun 2. a coward.
–verb (used with object) 3. to make cowardly.
—Idiom4. cry craven, to yield; capitulate; give up.
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[Origin: 1175–1225; ME cravant, cravaunde defeated < OF craventé, ptp. of cravanter to crush, overwhelm (< VL *crepantÄre), influenced by ME creaunt defeated (see recreant)]
—Related forms
cra·ven·ly, adverb
cra·ven·ness, noun
—Synonyms 1. dastardly, fearful, timorous.
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2007-10-26 03:19:16 · answer #3 · answered by dogpatch USA 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A better synonym would be "cowardly" which in ancient times, would have been considered truly horrible.
cra·ven /ËkreɪvÉn/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[krey-vuhn] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective 1. cowardly; contemptibly timid; pusillanimous.
–noun 2. a coward.
–verb (used with object) 3. to make cowardly.
—Idiom4. cry craven, to yield; capitulate; give up.
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[Origin: 1175–1225; ME cravant, cravaunde defeated < OF craventé, ptp. of cravanter to crush, overwhelm (< VL *crepantÄre), influenced by ME creaunt defeated (see recreant)]
2007-10-26 03:21:06 · answer #4 · answered by lighthorse5 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Craven means cowardly.
Check out the dictionary:
http://www.merriam-webster.com
2007-10-26 03:13:26 · answer #5 · answered by Hatlady 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
sorry to disappoint u
it means cowardly (in the oxford dictionary)
2007-10-26 03:20:34 · answer #6 · answered by cute gal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you thought about looking in a dictionary?
2007-10-26 03:13:14 · answer #7 · answered by Ranto 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
cowardly: so lacking in courage as to be worthy of contempt (literary)
2007-10-26 03:15:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
hmm.. i dont think so.. whats the whole sentence?
2007-10-26 03:17:23 · answer #9 · answered by miles 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
shutup my friend, it means cowardly!
2007-10-26 03:13:28 · answer #10 · answered by Lil Blousou 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋