CRAVEN

cowardly

/an abject coward

lacking even the rudiments of courage

SYN - recreant, poltroon


"He seemed to only ever be friends with such craven people as Bob - this clearly was a reflection on his own cowardly nature."

"He had such a complex about being accused of being craven that he was completely reckless with his life."

"She felt she had to prove she was not a despicable, lowly, craven individual but rather an exalted courageous hero - and the only way to do that was by slaying the beast of racism head on."

"He didnt know much about virtues and vices in life, but what he did know was the lowliest people and the worst person was the craven individual who didnt even have the capacity or courage to do something great."