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adjective
- 1. showing or suffering from nervousness or a lack of confidence: "a timorous voice"
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The meaning of TIMOROUS is of a timid disposition : fearful. How to use timorous in a sentence. Did you know?
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.
Timorous definition: full of fear; fearful. See examples of TIMOROUS used in a sentence.
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.”
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.
Definition of timorous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adj. 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.
Timorous Definition. tĭmər-əs. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Adjective. Filter. adjective. Full of or subject to fear; timid. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Showing or caused by timidity. Webster's New World. Fearful, afraid, timid. Wiktionary. Synonyms: trepid. fearful. tremulous. tentative. shy. shuddering.
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.
timorous meaning, definition, what is timorous: lacking confidence and easily frightened...: Learn more.
