timorous
[ tim-er-uhs ]
adjective
full of fear; fearful: The noise made them timorous.
subject to fear; timid.
characterized by or indicating fear: a timorous whisper.
Origin of timorous
11400–50; late Middle English <Medieval Latin timōrōsus (Latin timōr- (stem of timor) fear + -ōsus-ous)
synonym study For timorous
1. See cowardly.
Other words from timorous
- tim·or·ous·ly, adverb
- tim·or·ous·ness, noun
- o·ver·tim·or·ous, adjective
- o·ver·tim·or·ous·ly, adverb
- o·ver·tim·or·ous·ness, noun
- un·tim·or·ous, adjective
- un·tim·or·ous·ly, adverb
- un·tim·or·ous·ness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for timorous
timorous
/ (ˈtɪmərəs) /
adjective
fearful or timid
indicating fear or timidity
Origin of timorous
1C15: from Old French temoros, from Medieval Latin timōrōsus, from Latin timor fear, from timēre to be afraid
Derived forms of timorous
- timorously, adverb
- timorousness, noun
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