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- Dictionarytimorous/ˈtɪm(ə)rəs/
adjective
- 1. showing or suffering from nervousness or a lack of confidence: "a timorous voice"
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The meaning of TIMOROUS is of a timid disposition : fearful. How to use timorous in a sentence. Did you know?
adjective. literary uk / ˈtɪm. ə r.əs / us / ˈtɪm.ɚ.əs / Add to word list. nervous and without much confidence. Synonyms. fearful. timid. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Cowardly. be afraid of your own shadow idiom. bottle out. chicken out. cravenness. fainthearted. gutless. lily-livered. pantywaist. spinelessly. spinelessness.
Timorous definition: full of fear; fearful. See examples of TIMOROUS used in a sentence.
adjective. literary us / ˈtɪm.ɚ.əs / uk / ˈtɪm. ə r.əs / Add to word list. nervous and without much confidence. Synonyms. fearful. timid. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Cowardly. be afraid of your own shadow idiom. bottle out. chicken out. cravenness. fainthearted. gutless. lily-livered. pantywaist. spinelessly. spinelessness.
A timorous person is timid or shy, like your timorous friend who likes to hang out with close pals but gets nervous around big groups of new people. The adjective timorous is actually the Latin word for ”fearful.”
If you describe someone's actions or decisions as timorous, you are criticizing them for being too cautious or weak, because the person is not very confident and is worried about the possible consequences of their actions.
Definition of timorous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
