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timorous
[ tim-er-uhs ]
adjective
- full of fear; fearful:
The noise made them timorous.
- subject to fear; timid.
- characterized by or indicating fear:
a timorous whisper.
timorous
/ ˈtɪmərəs /
adjective
- fearful or timid
- indicating fear or timidity
Derived Forms
- ˈtimorousness, noun
- ˈtimorously, adverb
Other Words From
- timor·ous·ly adverb
- timor·ous·ness noun
- over·timor·ous adjective
- over·timor·ous·ly adverb
- over·timor·ous·ness noun
- un·timor·ous adjective
- un·timor·ous·ly adverb
- un·timor·ous·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of timorous1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
But even then, the right claimed that New Deal liberal traitors were subverting the fight against communism and that Dwight D. Eisenhower was too timorous to embark upon a real rollback strategy against communism.
Mr Simmons also says that while designs at Timorous Beasties are woven through the fabric, such as "a lovely bright nylon thread that goes through wool", the AI-made designs at Fabric Genie and rival Prinfab are simply printed on top of the material.
While Timorous Beasties' fabric can cost £130 a metre, Fabric Genie's is £20.
"On one level I feel completely OK with it, and on the other I find it slightly terrifying," says the co-founder of Edinburgh-based luxury fabric and wallpaper company Timorous Beasties.
Carrie, a timorous soul who has always existed in Jen’s shadow, finds an expressive outlet in her ability to channel the dead, which a lip-syncing Oxenham does to great comic effect, summoning an indignant Hitler to lift Jen’s spirits or silkenly flirting with herself as the libidinous Charles II. It is also a way for her to demonstrate her good nature — when Jen is especially defeated, Carrie provides beyond-the-grave heart-to-hearts.
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