All 3 Uses of
craven
in
Lord Jim
- 'The little engineer whimpered like a child, but, broken arm and all, he turned out the least craven of the lot as it seems, and, actually, mustered enough pluck to run an errand to the engine-room.†
Chpt 9 *
- Some of you may know what I mean: that mingled anxiety, distress, and irritation with a sort of craven feeling creeping in—not pleasant to acknowledge, but which gives a quite special merit to one's endurance.†
Chpt 15
- After this introduction he approached the matter near his heart, but in such a rambling, ejaculatory, craven fashion, that for a long time I couldn't make out what he was driving at.†
Chpt 34
Definition:
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(craven) exceedingly cowardly; or someone who is exceedingly cowardly