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timorously Definition


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timorous
adj
    1. Very timid; frightened.
      Thesaurus: fearful, timid, cowardly, afraid, apprehensive, faint-hearted, shrinking, spineless; shy, bashful, coy.
Derivative: timorously
adverb
    Derivative: timorousness
    noun
      Etymology: 15c: ultimately from Latin timere to fear.



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