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   Tim·or·ous

   /ˈtim(ə)rəs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. showing or suffering from nervousness, fear, or a lack of confidence: "a timorous voice"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘feeling fear’): from Old French temoreus, from medieval Latin timorosus, from Latin timor ‘fear’, from timere ‘to fear’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. timorously adverb
   • 2. timorousness noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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