timorously

[tim-er-uhs]

tim·or·ous

[tim-er-uhs]
adjective
1.
full of fear; fearful: The noise made them timorous.
2.
subject to fear; timid.
3.
characterized by or indicating fear: a timorous whisper.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Medieval Latin timōrōsus (Latin timōr- (stem of timor) fear + -ōsus -ous)

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
EXPAND
un·tim·or·ous, adjective
un·tim·or·ous·ly, adverb
un·tim·or·ous·ness, noun
COLLAPSE


1. See cowardly.

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Timorously is always a great word to know.
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timorous (ˈtɪmərəs)
 
adj
1.  fearful or timid
2.  indicating fear or timidity
 
[C15: from Old French temoros, from Medieval Latin timōrōsus, from Latin timor fear, from timēre to be afraid]
 
'timorously
 
adv
 
'timorousness
 
n

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