pavid

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpæ.vɪd/

Adjective

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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