Synonyms for timorous

Grammar : Adj

Spell : tim-er-uh s

Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɪm ər əs

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Définition of timorous

Origin : mid-15c., from Old French temeros (14c.), from Medieval Latin timorosus "fearful," from Latin timor "fear," from timere "to fear." Some early sense confused by mistaken identification with Middle English temerous "rash" (see temerity). Related: Timorously; timorousness.

adj afraid

Example sentences :

However, Lisa only shrugged her shoulders and smiled at finding him so timorous.
Extract from : « The Fat and the Thin » by Emile Zola

It rendered him timorous for a moment before that enigmatic, lighted door.
Extract from : « Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard » by Joseph Conrad

And she forced on the timorous Prue a quarter as her matriculation fee.
Extract from : « In a Little Town » by Rupert Hughes

Bless that straightforward, timorous, modest American skipper!
Extract from : « Hunting the Skipper » by George Manville Fenn

A timorous Singer is unhappy, like a Prodigal, who is miserably poor.
Extract from : « Observations on the Florid Song » by Pier Francesco Tosi

His mien was that of the skulking, timorous, famished vagabond.
Extract from : « My Novel, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

He was devoted to the Countess, and was aye wont to be timorous where she was concerned.
Extract from : « Tales From Scottish Ballads » by Elizabeth W. Grierson

It was therefore resolved to go to the assistance of the timorous.
Extract from : « Joshua, Complete » by Georg Ebers

But, timorous or not, she had to see him; she would never let him go, now that he had made her care for him.
Extract from : « The Job » by Sinclair Lewis

Glass, the timorous would-be investor, paid him several visits.
Extract from : « Desert Conquest » by A. M. Chisholm

Antonyms for timorous

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