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Definition of Timorous
1. Adjective. Timid by nature or revealing timidity. "Cast fearful glances at the large dog"
Definition of Timorous
1. a. Fearful of danger; timid; deficient in courage.
Definition of Timorous
1. Adjective. fearful, afraid, timid ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Timorous
1. fearful [adj] - See also: fearful
Lexicographical Neighbors of Timorous
Literary usage of Timorous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Sunday at Home by Religious Tract Society, Religious Tract Society (Great Britain) (1891)
"Oh, the price we of the timorous family pay in deferring to its demands, ...
The last argument Mrs. timorous uses is the one which, to judge from her name ..."
2. A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Obsolete Phrases, Proverbs by James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps (1850)
"timorous. Wert. TIMBER-TASTER. A person in a dockyard who examines timber and
pronounces it fit ... timorous. (1) Difficult to please ¡uncertain; fretful. ..."
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