Cursory vs Craven - What's the difference?
cursory | craven |
hasty; superficial; careless
(obsolete) Running about; not stationary.
Unwilling to fight; lacking even the rudiments of courage; extremely cowardly.
* Sir Walter Scott
To make .
* 1609 : , Act III, Scene IV
As adjectives the difference between cursory and craven
is that cursory is hasty; superficial; careless while craven is unwilling to fight; lacking even the rudiments of courage; extremely cowardly.As a noun craven is
a coward.As a verb craven is
to make craven.As a proper noun Craven is
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English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Most junk mail requires only a cursory glance.
Derived terms
* cursorily * cursorinessSee also
* cursorcraven
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The poor craven bridegroom said never a word.
Derived terms
* cry cravenVerb
(en verb)- There is a prohibition so divine / That cravens my weak hand.