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timorously — timorous ► ADJECTIVE ▪ lacking in courage or confidence; nervous. DERIVATIVES timorously adverb timorousness noun. ORIGIN Latin timorosus, from timor fear … English terms dictionary
Timorously — Timorous Tim or*ous, a. [LL. timorosus, from L. timor fear; akin to timere to fear. See {Timid}.] 1. Fearful of danger; timid; deficient in courage. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Indicating, or caused by, fear; as, timorous doubts. The timorous… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
timorously — adverb see timorous … New Collegiate Dictionary
timorously — See timorous. * * * … Universalium
timorously — adv. cowardly, timidly … English contemporary dictionary
timorously — tim·o·rous·ly … English syllables
timorously — See: timorous … English dictionary
timorously — adverb in a timorous and trepid manner • Syn: ↑trepidly • Derived from adjective: ↑trepid (for: ↑trepidly), ↑timorous … Useful english dictionary
timorous — timorously, adv. timorousness, n. /tim euhr euhs/, adj. 1. full of fear; fearful: The noise made them timorous. 2. subject to fear; timid. 3. characterized by or indicating fear: a timorous whisper. [1400 50; late ME < ML timorosus (L timor (s.… … Universalium
trepidly — adverb in a timorous and trepid manner • Syn: ↑timorously • Derived from adjective: ↑trepid, ↑timorous (for: ↑timorously) * * * adverb see trepid … Useful english dictionary
