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timorously |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: timorously adv : in a timorous and trepid manner" [syn: {trepidly}]
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