craven
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In a December 1904 message to Congress, Roosevelt disdained any “unmanly” inclination to a “peace of tyrannous terror, the peace of craven weakness, the peace of injustice.”
From Salon • Dec. 27, 2025
Musk said Sir Ed was "a craven coward".
From BBC • Sep. 15, 2025
We would not wish to emulate their most craven tactics, of course, but could learn something from their strategic resolve.
From Salon • Jan. 7, 2025
Or, for that matter, the jealous, craven Guy rising to the surface, whom Stan nails hilariously with each stewing grimace.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2024
He shuddered at his own craven circumlocution, using so meaningless a word to obscure so hideous a truth.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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