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.
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