Dictionary entry

Timorous

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Tim″or‐ous (?), a. [LL. timorosus, from L. timor fear; akin to timere to fear. See Timid.] 1. Fearful of danger; timid; deficient in courage. Shak.

2. Indicating, or caused by, fear; as, timorous doubts. “The timorous apostasy of chuchmen.” Milman.

— Tim″or‐ous‐ly, adv. — Tim″or‐ous‐ness, n.