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Timorous Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ous

Timorous has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

timid by nature or revealing timidity

"timorous little mouse"

"in a timorous tone"

"cast fearful glances at the large dog"

2

fearful; afraid; timid

Example Sentences
"timorous little mouse" adjective
"in a timorous tone" adjective
"cast fearful glances at the large dog" adjective
See Also
timorously fearful untimorous timorsome cowish trepid faintling milk livered
Related Terms
Rhyming Words
ous lous pous vous sous yous nous tous eous uous ious bous hous pious anous thous chous aneous mucous famous
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