Timorous Definition

tĭmər-əs
adjective
Full of or subject to fear; timid.
Webster's New World
Showing or caused by timidity.
Webster's New World

Fearful, afraid, timid.

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Origin of Timorous

  • Middle English from Old French timoureus from Medieval Latin timōrōsus from Latin timor timōr- fear from timēre to fear

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French temoros, from Medieval Latin timorosus, from Latin timor fear, from timeō to be afraid.

    From Wiktionary

Timorous Sentence Examples

  • The vast majority are most likely too timorous or too intimidated to do anything about it.

  • The organization of the empire is planned throughout on broad, free lines; there is nothing mean and timorous in it.

  • I did know or rather felt the tender and timorous soul in her.

  • Bleating noises from bureaucrats in Brussels who see their expense accounts under threat only tend to frighten children of a very timorous disposition.

  • Sarah took a timorous step forward and spilled the details of their plight in one long ramble, barely stopping for breath.

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