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Webster 1913 Edition
Timorous
1.
Fearful of danger; timid; deficient in courage.
Shak.
2.
Indicating, or caused by, fear;
“The timorous apostasy of chuchmen.” as,
. timorous
doubtsMilman.
Tim′or-ous-ly
, adv.
Tim′or-ous-ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Timorous
TIM'OROUS
,Adj.
1.
Fearful of danger; timid; destitute of courage; as a timorous doubts; timorous beliefs.Definition 2024
timorous
timorous
English
Alternative forms
- timourous (obsolete)
Adjective
timorous (comparative more timorous, superlative most timorous)
- fearful, afraid, timid
- by Robert Burns
- Wee sleekit, cowrin', tim'rous beastie,
- Oh, what a panic's in thy breastie!
- 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses, Episode 16
- He turned a long you are wrong gaze on Stephen of timorous dark pride at the soft impeachment with a glance also of entreaty for he seemed to glean in a kind of a way that it wasn't all exactly.
- by Robert Burns