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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Timid  \Tim"id\,  a.  [L.  timidus,  fr  timere  to  fear;  cf  Skr.  tam 
  to  become  breathless,  to  become  stupefief:  cf  F.  timide.] 
  Wanting  courage  to  meet  danger;  easily  frightened;  timorous; 
  not  bold;  fearful;  shy. 
 
  Poor  is  the  triumph  o'er  the  timid  hare.  --Thomson. 
 
  Syn:  Fearful;  timorous;  afraid;  cowardly;  pusillanimous; 
  faint-hearted;  shrinking;  retiring.  --  {Tim"id*ly},  adv 
  --  {Tim"id*ness},  n. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  timidly 
  adv  :  in  a  shy  or  timid  or  bashful  manner;  "he  smiled  shyly"  [syn: 
  {shyly},  {bashfully}]




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