timorous
11timorous — adjective formal lacking confidence and easily frightened: She was no helpless, timorous female. timorously adverb timorousness noun (U) …
12timorous — tim•or•ous [[t]ˈtɪm ər əs[/t]] adj. 1) full of or subject to fear 2) characterized by or indicating fear or timidity: a timorous approach to a serious problem[/ex] • Etymology: 1400–50; < ML timōrōsus= L timōr , s. of timor fear + ōsus ous… …
13timorous — adjective /ˈtɪməɹəs/ fearful, afraid, timid Wee sleekit, cowrin, timrous beastie, Syn: fearful, timid, shy Ant: daredevil …
14timorous — Synonyms and related words: afraid, bashful, chicken, chickenhearted, confused, conscious, coward, cowardly, cowed, coy, daunted, demure, diffident, dismayed, fainthearted, fearful, fearing, fearsome, funking, funky, goosy, henhearted, in fear,… …
15timorous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. timid, fearful. See fear, modesty. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. see timid …
16timorous — tim|or|ous [ tım(ə)rəs ] adjective FORMAL nervous and easy to frighten ╾ tim|or|ous|ly adverb …
17timorous — tim·or·ous || tɪmÉ™rÉ™s adj. cowardly, timid, afraid …
18timorous — forhtmod …
19timorous — adjective lacking in courage or confidence; nervous. Derivatives timorously adverb timorousness noun Origin ME: from OFr. temoreus, from med. L. timorosus, from L. timor fear , from timere to fear …
20timorous — a. 1. Fearful, timid, destitute of courage. 2. Scrupulous, full of scruples, indicating fear …
