Timorous
adjective
Fearful and lacking courage
“The timorous apprentice knocked so softly that the professor did not hear him for ten minutes.”
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What does timorous mean?
Commonly confused with
- NotBoldly confident
- NotCarefully assertive
- NotDeeply secure
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