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timorous

[ tim-er-uhs ]

adjective

  1. full of fear; fearful:

    The noise made them timorous.

  2. subject to fear; timid.
  3. characterized by or indicating fear:

    a timorous whisper.



timorous

/ ˈtɪmərəs /

adjective

  1. fearful or timid
  2. indicating fear or timidity
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈtimorousness, noun
  • ˈtimorously, adverb
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Other Words From

  • timor·ous·ly adverb
  • timor·ous·ness noun
  • over·timor·ous adjective
  • over·timor·ous·ly adverb
  • over·timor·ous·ness noun
  • un·timor·ous adjective
  • un·timor·ous·ly adverb
  • un·timor·ous·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of timorous1

1400–50; late Middle English < Medieval Latin timōrōsus ( Latin timōr- (stem of timor ) fear + -ōsus -ous )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of timorous1

C15: from Old French temoros, from Medieval Latin timōrōsus, from Latin timor fear, from timēre to be afraid
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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.

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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.

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While Timorous Beasties' fabric can cost £130 a metre, Fabric Genie's is £20.

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"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.

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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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