pavid
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of pavid
1650–60; < Latin pavidus trembling, timid, derivative of pavēre to quake; see -id 4
Example Sentences
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The clergy, a pavid flock, chattered their fears between the mouthfuls.
From Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln A Short Story of One of the Makers of Mediaeval England by Marson, Charles L. (Charles Latimer)
As eagles go forth and bring home to their eaglets the lamb or the pavid kid, I say there are men who live and victual their nests by plunder.
From Roundabout Papers by Thackeray, William Makepeace
Like a pavid kid in the talons of an eagle, that young creature trembled in his huge Milesian grasp.
From The Christmas Books of Mr. M.A. Titmarsh by Thackeray, William Makepeace
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