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.

Anagrams

• vapid