pavid

English

Etymology

From Latin pavidus, from paveō (“I fear”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpæ.vɪd/

Adjective

pavid (comparative more pavid, superlative most pavid)

  1. fearful, timid
    • 1843, William Harrison Ainsworth, Ainsworth's Magazine:
      Their multitudes might inspire even their pavid nature with courage to attack, and brought to my fancy the fate of that unhappy prisoner who, thrown into a blind dungeon, was in one night literally devoured by rats.

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