Timorous

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Full of apprehensiveness; timid.
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  • adj. fearful, afraid, timid
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Fearful of danger; timid; deficient in courage.
  • adj. Indicating, or caused by, fear.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Fearful; timid; shy; shrinking.
  • Betokening or proceeding from lack of boldness or courage; characterized by fear; weakly hesitant: as, timorous doubts.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. timid by nature or revealing timidity
    • Equivalent
    timid   
    Antonym
    reckless    dauntless    daredevil   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    timid    fearful    shy   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    timid    pusillanimous    irresolute    bashful    reticent    wary    cowardly    furtive    effeminate    distrustful   
     
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