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cravenly

Adverb

Meaning

cravenly (comparative more cravenly, superlative most cravenly)

In a craven manner.

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A critic recently described me, with deadly acuteness, as having 'a kindly dislike of my fellow-creatures.' Perhaps dread would have been nearer the mark than dislike; for man is the only animal of which I am thoroughly and cravenly afraid. George Bernard Shaw

Human beings are the only animals of which I am thoroughly and cravenly afraid. George Bernard Shaw

The Federal courts... surrendered to racist mob psychology as cravenly as any law officer ever did in the Reconstruction South under pressure from a lynch mob. Suddenly, mass bigotry was more dominant in the so called halls of justice in 1995 than it had been in 1955. Carl Rowan

Not since the days of George W. Bush's 'Clear Skies' and 'Healthy Forests' initiatives has America been presented with a project as cravenly corporate and backward-looking as the Keystone XL pipeline. Jeff Goodell

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