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[syn: timorously, trepidly]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Timorous \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.
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2. Indicating, or caused by, fear; as, timorous doubts. "The
timorous apostasy of chuchmen." --Milman.
[1913 Webster] -- Tim"or*ous*ly, adv. --
Tim"or*ous*ness, n.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
timorously
adv 1: in a timorous and trepid manner [syn: timorously,
trepidly]