English to English
adjective
- Crying for mercy, as a combatant in the trial by battle; yielding; cowardly; mean-spirited; craven.
source: Webster 1913
noun
- an abject coward
source: WordNet 3.0
- a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
source: WordNet 3.0
- One who yields in combat, and begs for mercy; a mean-spirited, cowardly wretch.
source: Webster 1913
adjective satellite
- having deserted a cause or principle
Some provinces had proved recreant.
Renegade supporters of the usurper.
source: WordNet 3.0
- lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
The craven fellow turned and ran.
A craven proposal to raise the white flag.
This recreant knight.
source: WordNet 3.0
English to Tagalog
adj
- [rícriant] Dwag; matatakutín
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
