December 5, 2007
craven
(adj.)

lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted

Pronunciation:
KRAY-ven

In a sentence:
Until they were accosted in front of the bagel shop, Gabrielle had no idea that her new boyfriend was so craven.

In a different sentence:
Before she could stop herself, Kathy called her nine-times-married aunt a craven maven, ensuring that Christmas dinner at the Bowman househould would be tense at best.

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