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1.
full of fear; fearful: The noise made them timorous.
2.
subject to fear; timid.
3.
characterized by or indicating fear: a timorous whisper.
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Timorous
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| moved to or showing sudden, impatient irritation, especially over some trifling annoyance |
| to hinder, block, or thwart |
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timorous
mid-15c., from O.Fr. temeros (14c.), from M.L. timorosus "fearful," from L. timor "fear," from timere "to fear." Some early sense confused by mistaken identification with M.E. temerous "rash" (see temerity).
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