craven
KRAY-vunadjMeaning shamefully cowardly
Memory hook the CRAVEN RAVEN. When the cat creeps close, the raven flies off and leaves the little birds to fend for themselves. That shameful coward is a craven raven.
The craven guard dropped his post and ran at the first sound of trouble.
In context Instead of admitting that he had broken the vase, the craven prince blamed a servant and hid in the tower until the fuss was over.
Similar cowardly, spineless, fainthearted, fearful
Opposite brave, valiant, courageous