craven
1. [ adjective ] lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
Synonyms: recreant
Examples:

"the craven fellow turned and ran" "a craven proposal to raise the white flag" "this recreant knight"- Spenser

Related terms: cowardly
2. [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 2278
3. [ noun ] an abject coward
Synonyms: recreant poltroon
Related terms: coward
Similar spelling:   Cravens
  craving
  Crippen