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adjective
- 1. showing or suffering from nervousness or a lack of confidence: "a timorous voice"
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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.
1. : of a timid disposition : fearful. reproached myself with being so timorous and cautious Daniel Defoe. 2. : expressing or suggesting timidity. proceed with doubtful and timorous steps Edward Gibbon. timorously adverb. timorousness noun. Did you know?
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.”
Definition of timorous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Timorous definition: full of fear; fearful. See examples of TIMOROUS used in a sentence.
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.
1. full of or subject to fear. 2. characterized by or indicating fear or timidity: a timorous approach to a serious problem. [1400–50; < Medieval Latin timōrōsus = Latin timōr-, s. of timor fear + -ōsus -ous] tim′or•ous•ly, adv. tim′or•ous•ness, n.
Showing or caused by timidity. Webster's New World. Fearful, afraid, timid. Wiktionary. Synonyms: trepid. fearful. tremulous. tentative. shy. shuddering. timid. shrinking. meek. hesitant. fainthearted. apprehensive. afraid. unassertive. Origin of Timorous.
timorous meaning, definition, what is timorous: lacking confidence and easily frightened...: Learn more.
