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pavid

/ˈpæ.vɪd/

pavid adjective: fearful, timid.

Adjective

pavid (comparative more pavid, superlative most pavid)

  1. fearful, timid
    • 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.1843, William Harrison Ainsworth, Ainsworth's Magazine

Forms of pavid

comparativemore pavid
superlativemost pavid

Origin of pavid

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

Words formed from pavid

Questions about pavid

What does pavid mean?
Pavid means fearful, timid.
What part of speech is pavid?
Pavid is an adjective.
How do you pronounce pavid?
Pavid is pronounced /ˈpæ.vɪd/.

Words near pavid in the dictionary

  1. paviages
  2. pavian
  3. pavians
  4. Pavich
  5. Paviches
  6. pavid
  7. pavidities
  8. pavidity
  9. Pavie
  10. pavier
  11. paviers

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