timeous
[ tahy-muh s ]
/ ˈtaɪ məs /
adjective Chiefly Scot.
timely; sufficiently early.
OTHER WORDS FROM timeous
time·ous·ly, adverbWords nearby timeous
timeless,
timeline,
timeline bar,
timely,
timeo danaos et dona ferentes,
timeous,
timepass,
timepiece,
timepleaser,
timer,
times
Example sentences from the Web for timeous
Timeous and dubiety are bad, simply as not authorized by any but local usage.
The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 (2 vols) |Thomas De QuinceyTimeous in the morning of August 22d, an express was sent off to Lochiel to command his attendance.
The Lyon in Mourning, Vol. 1 |Robert ForbesWait on for God's timeous salvation; ask not when, or how long?
Letters of Samuel Rutherford |Samuel Rutherford
British Dictionary definitions for timeous
timeous
/ (ˈtaɪməs) /
adjective
Scot
in good time; sufficiently early
a timeous warning
Derived forms of timeous
timeously, adverbWord Origin for timeous
C15: Scottish; see
time,
-ous