timorous
Timorous (adj) means tending to be easily frightened; shy, timid.
Etymology
From Late Middle English timorous (“(adjective) fearful, frightened; causing fear, dreadful, terrible; deferential, modest; (noun) timid people collectively”), borrowed from Old French temoros, temorous, from Medieval Latin timōrōsus, from timōr- (the stem of Latin timor (“dread, fear”)) + -ōsus (suffix meaning ‘full of; prone to’). Timor is derived from timeō (“to be afraid of, fear”) (further origin uncertain, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *temH- (“dark”)) + -or (suffix forming third-declension masculine abstract nouns). Doublet of timoroso.
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What is the meaning of timorous?
"timorous" (adj) means tending to be easily frightened; shy, timid.
What are the different meanings of timorous?
"timorous" has 3 main meanings: 1. Tending to be easily frightened; shy, timid; 2. Feeling fear; afraid, fearful, frightened; 3. Fastidious in dressing.