timorous
[ tim-er-uh s ]
/ ˈtɪm ər əs /
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
1400–50; late Middle English < Medieval Latin
timōrōsus (Latin
timōr- (stem of
timor) fear +
-ōsus
-ous)
synonym study for timorous
1. See
cowardly.
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British Dictionary definitions for timorous
timorous
/ (ˈtɪmərəs) /
adjective
fearful or timid
indicating fear or timidity
Derived forms of timorous
timorously, adverb timorousness, nounWord Origin for timorous
C15: from Old French
temoros, from Medieval Latin
timōrōsus, from Latin
timor fear, from
timēre to be afraid