timorous
timorous
Definition
tim·or·ous (tim′ər es)
adjective
- full of or subject to fear; timid
- showing or caused by timidity
Etymology: ME tymerouse < MFr timoreus < ML timorosus < L timor, fear
tim′·or·ously adverb
tim′·or·ous·ness noun
timorous
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- people: Let us hope the Neapolitan spirit will work wonders on these timorous people.
- soul: I did know or rather felt the tender and timorous soul in her.
- man: Probably also this is true of a condition short of panic, in the case of women or timorous men suddenly confronted with danger.
- beastie: A webcam is trained on Loch Ness 24 hours a day, for an opportunity to spot the wee timorous beastie.
- guard: Hereupon a timorous guard was placed upon the fortification, where, dazed with fear, they became ever more dispirited day by day.
- native: They then give energetic counsel to the timorous natives, and leave them patterns by which to manufacture arms.
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