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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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Timorous means easily frightened or fearful, or expressing or suggesting timidity. Learn the synonyms, etymology, examples, and history of this adjective from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Timorous means nervous and without much confidence. It is a literary adjective that can be used to describe people or situations. See synonyms, related words and phrases, and examples from the Hansard archive.
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.”
Timorous means frightened and nervous of other people and situations, or too cautious and weak in actions or decisions. Learn more about the word origin, synonyms, and usage examples of timorous.
Definition of timorous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
